Poet and Critic Cynthia Cruz on the Cost of Upward Mobility in the Arts
Cruz considers the melancholia of working-class artists like Jason Molina and Amy Winehouse who find a way into a middle-class world but lose their sense of self.
Melancholia
Authority Issues: Questioning Authorial Control in the Films of Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier’s reputation rests on his ability to create and shape narratives of control, but has this approach always proven successful?