The Notebook

NYC's La MaMa to Get Satie's-faction from Small Works' Notebook, Dec. 20-30

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Looking for the Light in Cabaret Songs by STEPHEN HOLDEN
Pop standards evoke a comforting continuity between now and then, an assurance that in a climate overwhelmingly devoted to disposable novelty, some things are made to last.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Beyond Renovation: Lincoln Center Partners Can Seek Artistic Vision by ANTHONY TOMMASINI
The Lincoln Center project should be a visionary effort, a chance for each organization to address longstanding issues that have affected its artistic growth.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

A Public Flooded With Images From Friend and Foe Alike by CARYN JAMES
The bin Laden tape was only the first dramatic marker of how different this televised conflict is from any war coverage we have known.
Caryn James is quickly becoming my new favorite writer. She can write on the arts, society and current events equally well.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: Struggling to Find Words for a Horror Beyond Words by MICHIKO KAKUTANI

In a day when hype and hyperbole have become a staple of cable news, words felt inadequate to capture the disasters at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and near Pittsburgh.

On Top of the Fringe: A Critic’s Notebook

Dan Bacalzo sees the shows, talks to the participants, and gets the gossip at the 2001 Fringe Festival.