Bartlett Sher On Theater as a Catalyst for Change Known for his politically attuned revivals, the director once again uses the stage to question art’s power in moments of moral and social crisis. By Annie Levin
Is ‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay’ the Opera We Need or Just the One We Deserve? Operas are shot through with tropes and highly stylized actions; comic books offer better source material than one might expect. By Gabrielle Ferrari
Fall Culture Preview: Comic Books, Sex Workers and Life in a Thai Restaurant Maybe by demystifying “highbrow” forms, we can protect them from being co-opted by ideologues. By David Cote
Ta-Nehisi Coates Spent 10 Years Writing ‘The Water Dancer,’ Oprah’s Newest Book Club Pick By Helen Holmes
You’re Gonna Meet Some Gentle People There: The Idealistic World of Michael Chabon’s Bay Area Novel <em>Telegraph Avenue</em> By Molly Fischer
Erica Jong Tells Italians Obama Loss ‘Will Spark the Second American Civil War. Blood Will Run in the Streets’ By Jason Horowitz