On Movies & Media Wait... how did I end up in The New Yorker? I've just been informed that Sam Sweet at The New Yorker has published a piece about "The Christian Oscars." I play a supporting role — not in the "Christian Oscars" (thank goodness) but in the article. I'm as surprised about this development as
Cartoons You Be the Judge of What's Funny Today, The New Yorker published the finalists for this week's cartoon caption contest... 1. "You call that pushing?" 2. "It gets easier the second time." 3. "Just lean in." 4. "May I offer you a clean diaper?" Okay, I'
On Movies & Media The New Yorker on "Into Great Silence" Into Great Silence is "ridiculously popular" in New York, according to a new article in The New Yorker. And when New York's only Carthusian shows up to talk about his order, things get even more interesting.
On Movies & Media The New Yorker's Anthony Lane on Nick Cave's "The Proposition" Anthony Lane: ... “The Proposition,” in its morality as well as in its geography, is not just basic but Biblical. Directed by John Hillcoat, it shows humanity striving for a New Testament way of life with a Cain-and-Abel drama on the doorstep.
Anthony Lane Specials: Gillian Welch! Kieslowski's Veronique! The Simpsons! Monday specials: GET WELCH The latest in an ongoing parade of exciting 2006 music headlines... Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are back in the studio working on a new album. LANE ON THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE One of my all-time favorite films has just been rediscovered by Anthony Lane
On Books & Writing The New Yorker's "Target Issue" Apparently The New Yorker is publishing an issue that features advertisements from just one entity: Target. That just doesn't feel right. The ads are elaborate and, I must say, quite arresting. But that doesn't change the fact that they're celebrating a store that'
On Movies & Media The New Yorker meditates on Miyazaki The genius behind such films as My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away is the subject of discussion in an online exclusive at The New Yorker this week.
