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JANUARY ~ 2012
INTERVIEWS Zoe Strauss I 26 The journey from her decade-long public space project showing photographs of the beaten but not broken below the bustle of I-95 in South Philadelphia to her first major museum exhibition at PMA.
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Warren Muller I 28 His mesmerizing and whimsical chandeliers give “everything but the kitchen sink” new meaning.
Cinematters: We Need to Talk About Kevin I 18
For Your Consideration I 30 The Oscars need an ideal ballot, filled with films and performances that truly packed a wallop. Herewith is that ballot, primed and ready for Academy consideration
DEPARTMENTS POLITICS & OPINION
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Eugene Robinson I 5 Charles Krauthammer I 5 Lexicrockery I 49
ART Alliteration of the Month I 6 Passenger I 7 PAFA: Refreshed and Reloaded I 8 Idaherma Williams I 10
Keresman on Film: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo I 20
Ben Allison
Bad Movie: Another Earth I 22
Noah Preminger
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy We Bought a Zoo
Director of Melancholia, Lars von Trier.
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JANUARY 2012
Ten Wine Choices of 2011 I 36 Gemelli on Main I 37 Sette Luna I 38
Sonny Rollins Marcin Wasilewski Jake Saslow Jazz Library I 54 Arthur Prysock
ETCETERA L.A. Times Sunday Crossword I 56
DAVE BARRY Mr. Fixit Strikes Again I 40
ESSAY
Harper’s INDEX I 55 Harper’s FINDINGS I 57
The Lavender Dress I 42
DAY/WEEKEND TRIP I 57
ABOUT LIFE
GOING OUT CALENDAR I 59
For Women Only I 45
MUSIC Classical Notebook I 46 Violin Heritage.be Singer / Songwriter I 48 John Doe Neil Diamond Craig Bickhardt
Stick Fly I 12 Regional Theater I 14
The Who
The Guard Moneyball The Ides of March Drive
Miguel Zenon
Shame
Good Lovelies
Reel News I 16
Gilad Hekselman Giacomo Gates
Film Roundup I 24 War Horse
STAGE
FILM
Joe Lovano/Us Five Ambrose Akinmusire
FOOD & WINE
FEATURE
Nick’s Picks I 52
Keresman on Disc I 50 Houston Person Julius Hemphill The Habit The Jayhawks Trio 3 + Geri Allen Lukas Ligeti
ON THE COVER: Marsden Hartley, Flower Abstraction, 1914. Oil on canvas. The Vivian O. and Meyer P. Potamkin Collection, Bequest of Vivian O. Potamkin. Courtesy of PAFA. Page 8.
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