September 2023


Book Review September 1, 2023

Drew Gilpin Faust, a rebel with a cause

In Necessary Trouble the historian and former president of Harvard has given us a clear-eyed account of a vexed era

Adam Begley

Television September 1, 2023

Apple’s foray into streaming

Apple TV+ will not be the next Netflix, and that is the whole point

Ross Anderson

Film September 1, 2023

Finding the warmth in Alfred Hitchcock’s filmography

When I look at the Hitchcock movies, I don’t see icy detachment. Instead what strikes me is their intimacy, gentleness and passion

Mark Cousins

Theater September 1, 2023

Here Lies Love is too scared to be serious

The musical is like the disco ball that spins above its audience: beautiful but fractured. And, at its core, hollow

Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

Film September 1, 2023

The death of Superman

How Hollywood killed the American hero

Stephen L. Miller

Art September 1, 2023

The demands and joys of contemporary art 

Artist Alberto Guerrero’s career has been driven by a desire to look for what is behind everything that we perceive at present

William Newton