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'Shaken Up Versions' Offers A Chaotic Last Credence From The Knife
Fans who managed to catch The Knife in concert this past spring will be familiar with the shrieks and aerobically intense performance of siblings Karin and Olof Dreijer. The Swedish electronic pop...
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'Born To Drum' Presents A Wide World Of Dudes, And One Chapter For The Ladies
Not sure if I’ve outed myself before, but when I’m not helping to prop up the New Sounds Empire, I’m a drummer -- playing metal, rock, and pop. As a teacher of drums -- a lot of my students identify as...
View ArticleBig Huge: Explosive Power Pop
Call it the "pressure cooker effect": cramped, over-heated conditions that result in a tasty final product. It's an effect in full evidence on the new song "Can't Lie" from Brooklyn's Big Huge. The...
View ArticleSlate: The Culture Gabfest, Hail Caesar Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the new movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes, starring motion-capture master Andy Serkis. Next, they...
View ArticleThe Sun Continues to Rise (for a Few More Weeks) at the New York Theatre...
—There is much good to be said about the very fine Elevator Repair Service production, “The Select (The Sun Also Rises),” which has been extended through Oct. 23. One of the highlights of this...
View ArticleNew Movies: 'The Ides of March' and 'Real Steel'
This weekend, two of the season's biggest star vehicles are opening in theaters. "The Ides of March," with George Clooney as a distinctly pre-2008 Obama-like candidate, and Ryan Gosling as an...
View ArticleReview: Metropolitan Opera's Entrancing and Enigmatic Parsifal
Most Wagner operas show multiple faces to the world – their mythological roots, the culture of Wagner’s own time and what future generations impose upon his works – particularly in the contemplative,...
View ArticleNew Movie Releases of the Week: Turbo, R.I.P.D, The Conjuring, Red 2
Snails, spooks, spirits...and Bruce Willis. That's your Movie Date lineup for this weekend. The new films "Turbo," "R.I.P.D," "The Conjuring," and "Red 2" are all hitting the box office this...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: 'The Hunger Games,' 'Delivery Man,' 'The Christmas Cradle'
A Dystopia, many estranged children, and a Christmas miracle all hit movie theaters this weekend with the release of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," "Delivery Man," and "The Christmas Candle.""The...
View ArticleMovie Reviews: 'Frozen,' 'Oldboy,' 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,' 'Black...
The Thanksgiving movie rush is upon us and The Movie Date team is here to tell you what to see and what to skip this holiday weekend. "Frozen," the new animated Disney movie, tells the tale of one...
View Article'Her' Makes Sex with Software OK, and I'm OK With That
A video movie review, and musing on modern life from New Tech City host Manoush Zomorodi.The very concept of Her, the new movie by Spike Jonze is unsettling, but it might also be prescient.The New...
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You can now use emojis to search Yelp
Business review site Yelp has added an update to its mobile app allowing users to search with emojis.So if you want to eat pork, you put in the little piggy icon, and if you want to go to Peter Lugers,...
View ArticleMovie Date: 'Transcendence,' 'Heaven is for Real,' and the TV Series 'Fargo'
In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen grapple with two very different interpretations of life after death, in "Heaven is For Real" and "Transcendence." The first is a faith-based film...
View ArticleE-Commerce and Free Speech
If the process of unmasking anonymous negative commenters is too easy, then defamation lawsuits could be used to intimidate consumers. If it’s too hard to find out who’s slandering your business...
View ArticleMovie Date: 'Brick Mansions,' 'The Other Woman,' and Movie Therapy
This week's Movie Date podcast is all about revenge, as Rafer and Kristen review "Brick Mansions" and "The Other Woman." "Brick Mansions" centers on a good cop (Paul Walker) who's out to kill the man...
View ArticleMovie Date: 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2,' 'Belle,' 'Locke'
In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen enlist the help of a real comic book enthusiast as they review "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." Scott Rosenberg, in addition to loving superheroes, is...
View ArticleMovie Date: 'Neighbors,' 'Moms' Night Out,' 'Chef,' 'Legends of Oz: Dorothy's...
It's an odd mix of adult humor, faith-based comedy, indie food porn, and animated family fair in this week's Movie Date podcast, as Rafer and Kristen review "Neighbors" (starring Seth Rogan and Zac...
View Article#48 -- Art Critics Love Us On Yelp
Brian Droitcour is a professional art critic, and a Yelp user. In 2012 he started using the popular review site to post his reactions to galleries and museums, using a distinctly un-art world-y voice....
View ArticleAs Newspapers Cut Music Critics, a Dark Time for the Arts or Dawn of a New Age?
It's no secret that arts coverage has been slashed by many news media outlets looking to pare costs, and there are fewer writers and less space devoted to serious classical music criticism. This year...
View ArticleMovie Date: Films to Catch and Skip This Weekend
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Every Friday, the co-hosts of The Movie Date Podcast—Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday, and Kristen Meinzer, culture producer for The...
View ArticleMovie Date: Films to Catch and Skip This Thanksgiving Break
Every week, the co-hosts of The Movie Date Podcast—Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday, and Kristen Meinzer, culture producer for The Takeaway— drop by to review the new releases hitting the box...
View ArticleNovel Tells Story of Hotel Reviews That Are All Too Revealing
Author Rick Moody talks about his latest novel, Hotels of North America. In it, the protagonist Reginald Edward Morse is one of the top reviewers on RateYourLodging.com and his compiled reviews give a...
View ArticleFilms to Catch and Skip This Weekend
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday, drops by to review the new releases hitting the box office. This week, Rafer reviews "The Forest," and "45...
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Review: Prototype Festival Operas Challenge with Minimalism and Intensity
Operas that dare to be grand, as well as new, face the challenge of selling large-theater tickets and often do so with familiar subject matter, whether Cold Mountain or The Manchurian Candidate. But...
View ArticleA Deliciously Bad Review of Per Se
When the New York Times reviews something, a lot of people pay attention.And Wednesday, it was restaurant critic Pete Wells and his take down of one the city's best (and priciest), establishments, Per...
View ArticleFilms to Catch and Skip This Weekend
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday, drops by to review the new releases hitting the box office. This week, Rafer reviews "The Finest Hours," an...
View ArticleFilms to Catch and Skip at the Box Office This Weekend
Every Friday, Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday, drops by to review the new releases hitting the box office.Reviews of the superhero film "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice," a sequel with "My...
View ArticleReview: Kaija Saariaho Opera Walks On Artificial Water at the Met
Kaija Saariaho's L'Amour de Loin is one of the operatic wonders of our time, though the best efforts of the Metropolitan Opera didn't always reveal that to Thursday's opening night audience.Saariaho's...
View ArticleFilms to Catch and Skip at the Box Office This Weekend
Every Friday, Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday, drops by to review the new releases hitting the box office.This week, Rafer reviews "Lion," "Hidden Figures," starring Taraji P. Henson and Octavia...
View ArticleFilms to Catch and Skip at the Box Office This Weekend
Every Friday, Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday, drops by to review the new releases hitting the box office.This week, Rafer reviews the "The Comedian," "The Space Between Us," and "The Salesman."...
View ArticleReview: The Met's 'Flying Dutchman' Brings More Nezet-Seguin Anticipation
Yannick Nezet-Seguin knows how to conduct an entrance.The Metropolitan Opera's music director designate did just that when first appearing as a guest conductor in a new production of Carmen in 2009:...
View ArticleWhy we are more vocal about loo rolls than our jobs
People feel compelled to review everyday items but are more reticent regarding their work, says Lucy Kellaway. People feel compelled to review everyday items but are more reticent regarding their work,...
View ArticleReview: Ivan Fischer's 'Don Giovanni' Lives Up To Its Successful Reputation
You just had to be there, if only because everybody else was. The return of Ivan Fischer's Don Giovanni production on Thursday for three sold-out performances was the banner attraction of this year's...
View ArticleFilms to Catch and Skip at the Box Office This Weekend
Every Friday, Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday and The Takeaway, drops by to review the new releases hitting the box office.This week, Rafer gives his take on, "Mother!" a psychological thriller...
View ArticleFilms to Catch and Skip at the Box Office This Weekend
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment.Every Friday, Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday and The Takeaway, drops by to review the new releases hitting the box office.This week, Rafer...
View ArticleJames Wood Is Done “Prosecuting Wars”
When James Wood joined The New Yorker as a literary critic, he promised that he wouldn’t “go soft”: he was well known at The New Republic for battles with prominent writers whose styles he found...
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