Frank Rich

In Memoriam: Broken Bottles Celebrate Late Frontman Jess "The Mess" Rich

​It was three days before Christmas, and the rain poured down from the clouds, turning the evening from a deep blue to a deeper black. I walked into Travis Rich's recording studio in Long Beach and was seized by the sadness of what had happened, the finality of Jesse Rich's death just 14 days prio ... More >>

Off and On

Noises Off

True Lies

As Shipwrecked! shows, playwright Donald Marguulies thinks fabulists can be fabulous

One Year Later

Usually when a regular columnist for one of the major news magazines begins to chew through the restraints of received ideas and government press releases, it is, to borrow a phrase from Samuel Johnson, "like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well, but you are surprised to find it don ... More >>

Eight Days

The Backlash Passion

A Messianic Meller for Our Time