November 2027, 1997 critic pick|art Looking for Professor Mombooze-o “Joe Coleman’s paintings are closer to those of a psychotic, obsessive, medieval painter of illuminated manuscripts than to any painter from the past six centuries,” writes filmmaker Jim Jarmusch in Original…
November 2027, 1997 disc quicks|rock/pop The Sundays Static & Silence (DGC Records) The Sundays have long been pegged for pop greatness, but their albums are few and far between. In fact, the London-based band’s third album, Static & Silence, is…
October 1623, 1997 movie shorts The Devil’s Advocate Hollywood makes the opposite of sugar-coated pills: a sweet center with a thin shell of moral bitterness. The Devil’s Advocate, which stars Keanu Reeves as an ambitious small-town lawyer who ends up…
January 1623, 1997 movie shorts DADETOWN (recommended) An account of what happens in a factory town when its primary industry folds at the same time a new info-tech corporation moves in, Dadetown is a dizzying piece of work. It looks…
January 916, 1997 critic pick Dusty Springfield: Full Circle Dusty Springfield: Full Circle If you only know Dusty Springfield through her work with the Pet Shop Boys, the Full Circle television documentary is a great crash course. Beginning in the…
January 916, 1997 cover story|sidebar sidebar Rob Lehmann’s Soup Secret Editor’s Note: Robert Lehmann’s recipes in Cooking for Life include a few that are quite elaborate; his instructions for Old-Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings, for instance, ask for a special enriched-formula…
January 916, 1997 cover story|sidebar sidebar Rob Lehmann’s Soup Secret Editor’s Note: Robert Lehmann’s recipes in Cooking for Life include a few that are quite elaborate; his instructions for Old-Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings, for instance, ask for a special enriched-formula…
November 613, 1997 critic pick|reading Charles Kaiser Understanding history while it’s happening can be a difficult and time-consuming task, which is why people like Charles Kaiser, author of The Gay Metropolis, can be so handy. Kaiser’s new book…
November 613, 1997 on media Dilbert For Dollars Part of the recent reorganization the Daily News‘ business section, now called Dollars and Change, is the addition of the popular Dilbert cartoon. The move from the comics page, says assistant…
November 613, 1997 critic pick dance Margie Gillis & Maria Benitez Dance fans get a treat this week when two powerhouse women movement artists take to the Annenberg Center stage. Margie Gillis & Friends perform there on Monday, November 10,…
