June 1926, 1997 critic pick|movie Jazz ’34: Remembrances of Kansas City Swing Although Robert Altman’s movie, Kansas City, was met with lukewarm enthusiasm when it was released last summer, there were few complaints about the jam session scenes. For good…
June 1926, 1997 book quarterly Who’s Afraid of Thomas Pynchon? Who’s Afraid Of Thomas Pynchon? Be brave: he’s not just for intellectuals, pseudo or otherwise. By Justin Coffin Mason & Dixon By Thomas Pynchon, Henry Holt, 773 p., $27.50 I…
June 1926, 1997 book quarterly|20 Questions: Special BQ Edition Harriet Levin Background Harriet Levin won the prestigious 1996 Barnard New Women Poets Prize for her poetry manuscript, The Christmas Show, published last month by Beacon Press. Levin, 40, grew up…
June 1926, 1997 20 questions Wallace Shawn Background Wallace Shawn’s curmudgeonly voice is so familiar from his roles in Manhattan, ThePrincess Bride, and My Dinner with Andre that hearing it on my phone immediately makes me laugh. He apologizes for…
June 1219, 1997 political notebook Mary Frangipanni’s Political Notebook The Wrath of Fumo Two South Philadelphia committeewomen have allegedly been fired from their jobs by State Sen. Vincent Fumo for failing to deliver the vote on election day. This was…
June 1219, 1997 20 questions Scott Heim Background Scott Heim burst onto the literary scene two years ago with Mysterious Skin, an eerie novel about a teenage boy who gradually remembers what went on during several blacked-out childhood hours that…
June 512, 1997 movie shorts All Over Me (recommended) There’s a moment in this stunning first feature by the Sichel Sisters that perfectly captures everything the film is about: big-boned Claude (Alison Folland) and her petite best friend Ellen (Tara…
June 512, 1997 20 questions Chris Rock Have you made up with the Rev. Sharpton? Do you think he took your comments in the comic spirit? Here’s a guy with a gut talking about people starving. What am I to…
May 29June 5, 1997 hit and run Vend Mend The ordinance, originally proposed three weeks ago, was to be introduced into City Council immediately. However, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, who has been in favor of street vendors, delayed the bill in…
May 29June 5, 1997 music|discquiks Gyorgy Ligeti & Steve Reich Gyorgy Ligeti Volume 1: String Quartets and Duets. Volume 2: A Cappella Choral Works. Volume 3: Works for Piano Volume 4: Vocal Works (Sony Classical) Steve Reich Music for 18…
