February 2024


Books January 23, 2024

The peculiar American attitude toward death

Taking our mortality too seriously has been an increasing problem in our country. Thank heavens for the satirists who refuse to do so

Amelia Butler-Gallie

Music January 23, 2024

John Densmore on protecting the Doors’ legacy

The drummer seems to have settled for the role of a wise elder statesman of rock ’n’ roll

Christopher Sandford

Film January 23, 2024

Does Joan Crawford deserve her bad reputation?

It’s unlikely a Crawford could happen in today’s Hollywood

Mitchell Jackson

Theater January 23, 2024

Beauty, terror and banality are uneasily juxtaposed in Harmony

During a time of monstrous persecution, there was a band dedicated to joy that consisted of Jews and Gentiles

Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore

Gaming January 23, 2024

The frustrating promise of infinite freedom in video games

For a game to work, it has to reach a complex balance of systems and narratives

Ross Anderson

Art January 23, 2024

How does the global art market move?

Since its launch in 2017, Convelio has become the leading technology-led art shipment company in the world

William Newton