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The Turbulent Genius of Mike Nichols Vogue 2/1/2021 The first Broadway play I ever saw was a matinee performance of David Rabe’s Streamers, a shattering tale of masculinity, racism, and homophobia set during the Vietnam War that was playing at Lincoln Center in the summer of 1976. I walked out of that theater stunned and not sure what to do next, so I walked around the city for what must have been hours, trying to absorb what I had just seen. That play was directed by Mike Nichols, a fact I had forgotten until this week, when I was reading Mike Nichols: A Life (Penguin Press), Mark Har...

The Best (Older) Streaming Movies of 2020 2020 is anything but a typical year. This year, I’m on pace for over 325 movies — but only about a quarter of those titles will be 2020 releases. Even fewer actually played in a theater, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and its accompanying lockdowns. My traditional top ten list is still coming — even under these conditions, there are more than enough contenders — but because 2020 has been such an unconventional clusterf—, and because so many of the things we have all watched this year were older movies on Netflix, HBO Max, Peacock, D...

THIS had all the makings of being a vintage year for the arts in Oxfordshire. Impressive programmes of plays, shows, gigs and concerts, visits by international stars, the return of popular events and even a clutch of new festivals, was set to make 2020 a year to remember. While that proved true, it was for all the wrong reasons. The arts sector was among the first to be hit by the coronavirus pandemic and the hardest hit. Many venues which closed their doors in March are still closed and have no idea when they will be realistically able to reopen. And while productions, events and fes...

Rising Stars: Diego Ferri Photo: Damian Antioco Link copied to clipboard Don’t sleep on Diego Ferri. He’s coming on like a hurricane. Hailing from the Eastside of Oahu, he’s quickly emerging as one of the best up-and-comers from the Islands. Taking out the Open Men’s title at the recent NSSA National Championships, he also finished the comp with a second-place result in the Men’s Explores and a third in the Open Juniors. “Super cool representing Hawaii — and on the trophy, they say all the names right on here. They have Andy Irons on there, Bruce Irons, John John, Seth Moniz and...

YES By Tanith Carey When I asked my 15-year-old daughter Clio whether she thought children under 13 should be banned from having phones, her answer surprised me. I had half expected her to insist that they are a basic human right and a lifeline for kids of all ages, especially during lockdown. But no. Under-13’s shouldn’t have them at all, she shot back, adding: ‘They are the death of childhood.’ Clio got her first phone age 11, when she began walking home from school. She explained how all friendships suddenly went online; remarks got taken out of context, people took sides, and rift...