THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS (December 26, 2024): The latest issue features…
Rebels Without a Cause
In Sam Gold’s Romeo + Juliet, the lovers’ headlong rush into marriage is in tension throughout with the surprising regression to childhood that characterizes so much of the production.
Romeo + Juliet – a play by William Shakespeare, directed by Sam Gold, at Circle in the Square, New York City, October 24, 2024–February 16, 2025
Joy and Apprehension in Syria
There is widespread relief after Assad’s fall, though no one is more aware than Syrians themselves of the dangers and challenges that await them.
Evolution in the Dock
In her new book, Brenda Wineapple brings to life one of the most inflamed chapters in the history of America’s culture wars: the Scopes trial of 1925.
Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation by Brenda Wineapple
