Letter: Jazz Ambassadors: Mission Accomplished
To the Editor:.
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Music: In a Chaotic Industry, Beck Abides
Beck?s next move after releasing the final album under his contract: making it up as he goes along.
Music: So That?s What the Fat Lady Sang
Titling systems have demystified opera, establishing connections while breaking others.
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Displaced and Adrift in Los Angeles
?The Exiles,? a film about American Indians living on the edge of downtown Los Angeles in the 1950s, is both a chronicle and a casualty of neglect.
Television: After ?The Wire,? Moving On to Battles Beyond the Streets
The life of Ed Burns, a cop turned schoolteacher turned screenwriter and co-creator, becomes inspiration for HBO?s ?The Wire? and for a new mini-series.
Television Review | ‘Coming Home: When Parents Return From War’: Children, Also Serving as They Only Stand and Wait
If only certain documentaries for grown-ups were as succinct and well executed as this installment of ?Nick News With Linda Ellerbee.?
Television Review | ‘A Gunfighter?s Pledge’: Red-Blooded Hero Meets Nerdy Villain
There?s nothing distinctive about ?A Gunfighter?s Pledge,? but it hits enough western notes to satisfy those with an insatiable hunger for the genre.
For an Artist at Full Speed, Everything Else Just Takes a Back Seat
?The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not For Sale? chronicles Mr. Connelly?s fast rise and long career slide.
Arts, Briefly: To Label or Not to Label
In the eyes of J. K. Rowling, labeling books for appropriate ages doesn?t make sense.
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Arts, Briefly: Film of ?Passing Strange?
Spike Lee will film the Tony Award-winning musical ?Passing Strange,? Entertainment Weekly reported on its Web site.
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