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The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

Sounds of Silents

A century ago, saying that there was a silent film screening downtown would be like saying “There’s something on television” today. There were numerous theaters within blocks of the New...

Sounds of Silents

A century ago, saying that there was a silent film screening downtown would be like saying “There’s something on television” today. There were numerous theaters within blocks of the New...

It’s a Long Story

It’s a Long Story

Bob Dylan—or at least a reasonable facsimile of him—is back in town. Quebec-based writer/producer Peter Landecker portrays the music legend in the “theatrical biography” Long Time Gone: Words & Music...

It’s a Long Story

Bob Dylan—or at least a reasonable facsimile of him—is back in town. Quebec-based writer/producer Peter Landecker portrays the music legend in the “theatrical biography” Long Time Gone: Words & Music...

Late Greats by Chen Reichert

All Dolled Up

“They’re so proper,” Chen Reichert says. “They were just asking for it.” Reichert is speaking, of all things, about postcards. After a year of teaching English in Japan, Reichert came...

All Dolled Up

“They’re so proper,” Chen Reichert says. “They were just asking for it.” Reichert is speaking, of all things, about postcards. After a year of teaching English in Japan, Reichert came...

CDs at Exile on Main Street

Going on Records

A decade or two ago, talking about Exile on Main Street might have involved describing what made the record shop different from others in the region. That discussion doesn’t really...

Going on Records

A decade or two ago, talking about Exile on Main Street might have involved describing what made the record shop different from others in the region. That discussion doesn’t really...

Yale University Art Gallery

Masters of Fine Art

Oh, to live in New Haven when art is in bloom! For weeks, tourists have been flocking to see the new and improved Yale University Art Gallery. One of the...

Masters of Fine Art

Oh, to live in New Haven when art is in bloom! For weeks, tourists have been flocking to see the new and improved Yale University Art Gallery. One of the...

Bonsai Trees

Making Like a Tree

The art of bonsai (pronounced “bone-sai”—not “bahn-zai,” the way most of us tend to say it—and literally meaning “plantings in tray”) might seem pretty straightforward. Most people know—perhaps from observing...

Making Like a Tree

The art of bonsai (pronounced “bone-sai”—not “bahn-zai,” the way most of us tend to say it—and literally meaning “plantings in tray”) might seem pretty straightforward. Most people know—perhaps from observing...