Z. SAMUEL Podolsky
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Generally, when a Hollywood studio feels excited or even lukewarm about an upcoming release, they give the film a screening
Out of Mind, Out of Sight
Some band’s musical identities are entirely bound up in a single, sometimes peripheral, instrument, sound or refrain. This is, in
Found in Translation
David Ferry can translate poetry from more languages than most of us could ever hope to learn, and his versatility
Conceptual Art for Dummies
Visual art is a self-contradicting enterprise, a delicious and complex can of worms: it is, on the one hand, about
Timely Details?
The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston is showing a fascinating and disturbing new photography exhibit--one whose poignancy and
Elevator Punk: Going Down
Punk purists everywhere, take arms: Here comes Gob. The Canadian revival punk quartet’s most recent venture, The World According to
The Wesley Willis Question
By D. Robert Okada and Z. Samuel Podolsky Contributing Writers Enter T.T. the Bear’s. To the left, an overcrowded stage
Karma Chameleon Revisited
Boston's Institute of Comtemporary Art ( ICA) is currently showcasing the "Projects" of New York photographer Nikki S. Lee. And
How the Other Half Lives: Photos with a Mission
"The Social Scene," one of two current photography exhibits at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), features historically relevant-and artistically