+Looking Around | 1523 days ago

A Talk With: Michael Conforti

By Richard Lacayo

Rendering of the Stone Hill Center at the Clark, Tadao Ando, 2008/Images: THE CLARK I had lunch recently with Michael Conforti, director of the Clark in Williamstown, Mass., which most people know as the Clark Art Institute. (They’re re-branding.) We talked about the Clark’s ongoing expansion, which includes the almost complete Stone Hill Center, devoted [...]

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In Treatment Watch: Like Father, Like Son

By James Poniewozik

Blair Underwood as Alex. / HBO photo: Claudette Barius SPOILER ALERT: The three of you who are still watching In Treatment should make sure you’re caught up on the show before you start watching… …unlike me. Because I don’t have a half-hour every night to give to In Treatment, and because HBO has sent me [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 1524 days ago

Oh No, She Dih-n't. Oh NO, She DIH-n't! Tina Fey Takes on Jon Stewart

By James Poniewozik

Forget Hillary vs. Barack. This potential schism in the world of liberal-leaning comedy has true potential to turn neighbor against neighbor. From a Tina Fey interview in Readers Digest (via whatever Huffington Post staffer has the job of reading Readers Digest): RD: What pleases you more, applause or laughter? Fey: Laughter. You can prompt applause [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 1524 days ago

The Morning After: DIY Riches Watch

By James Poniewozik

At some point in its abbreviated season, I may start doing a full-on Riches Watch, but for now I’m going to have to file that under Things I’ll Do Sometime When They Invent A 48-Hour Day. In the meantime, I know there’s some interest in The Riches in Tuned Inland, so I’m throwing this thread [...]

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Keep Your Eye On the Ball

By Richard Lacayo

Proposal for Waterfront City, OMA, 2008/ Image: OMA Earlier this month the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, the Rem Koolhaas firm, unveiled plans for Waterfront City, an instant city to be built on an artificial island off the coast of Dubai. The focal point was a 44-story spherical building. At first sight it was a bit [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 1524 days ago

YouTube: Dumbing Us Down or Smartening Us Up?

By James Poniewozik

As of 9 this morning, the number-one most-watched video of the day on YouTube has been Barack Obama’s speech on race, which at that point had generated just about a million views in less than 24 hours. Let me rephrase that. Nearly a million views for a 37-minute political speech not involving a woman singing [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 1524 days ago

Idol Watch: Help!

By James Poniewozik

Amanda drawls out Back in the U.S.S.R. / F Micelotta / Getty Images for Fox My reviews of More Beatles Night on American Idol are up. Who’s going home tonight? Who couldn’t be going home? It was not the most fab of evenings, with weak performances from some of my usual favorites (Brooke, Jason), expectedly [...]