Reviews

Massaging a golden retriever's paw while chatting with new friends and digesting a wonderfully home-cooked meal is probably the most comfortable experience I can...

The summer heat is upon us, which means that our favorite part of the season also draws near... music festivals! Every year in Istanbul,...

Director: Don Hardy Release date:18 March 2015 Cast: The Residents, Matt Groening, Penn Jilette, Jerry Harrison, Les Claypool. Showing on the first day of the 15th !f...

By Missy Weimer and Zamira Skalkottas In Istanbul, it can sometimes be hard to view art, but not for lack of content; the city is...

For many, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is the preeminent artist of the twentieth century. In addition to being active and prolific, he was able to...

In a city where bars and venues, from Taksim to Beşiktaş to Kadıköy, are filled with 80s cover bands and generic DJs, it is often...

The Borusan Philharmonic is one of the most popular of orchestras in Turkey. They take the stage every month or so at the Lütfi...

SALT Beyoğlu is an impressive space, with six stories of beautiful facilities (I'm personally partial to the free and clean public restroom on the...

The blues came to Istanbul on Saturday (12/12/2015), but instead of being a melancholic affair with musicians pouring their hearts out about love lost,...

For those who were at Bomontiada on St. Patrick's Day, you'll know it was a sloppy, high-energy affair for nearly everyone present. The holiday...

The IKSV 4th Istanbul Design Biennial: A School of Schools opened its doors on Saturday 22 September to an eagerly awaiting public. Under the...

Freaky Fringe Fascinated Fearsome Fabricated Forgotten Foretelling FINGERS THIS IS NOT US, THIS IS WHAT REMAINED FROM US A Mixer Exhibition by Ali Şentürk (5 September – 12 October) This...

Imagine the inner chambers of the Harem at Topkapi, those rooms filled with dangling tasseled lamps projecting sparkling shadowy lights onto cobalt tiled walls...

2013 was a blessed year for classical music lovers and it looks like the bounty will continue on to the year 2014. Let's take...

As the season comes to an end, concert venues entered the final days and weeks of their performances. Among my favorite venues this year...

One of the most intriguing programs of the IKSV Istanbul Music Festival was without a doubt the evening that featured the renowned Russian composer...

At its core, the 2nd Istanbul Design Biennial, titled The Future Is Not What It Used To Be, encourages you to think and rethink...

This week Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Istanbul (MBFWI) was set to show why more and more Turkish stylists are inching their way up the ladder...

“The artist seeks contact with his intuitive sense of the gods, but in order to create his work, he cannot stay in this seductive...

It can be revealing, if moot, to compare an original series to an adaption, especially in terms of culture. But what stands out immediately upon...

Visiting the Sakıp Sabancı museum has been on my mind since I got to Istanbul, more because of its aesthetics than anything else. The...

Longing for Istanbul doubles as a sociological reflection on modernization processes in Turkish culture and a personal memoir that articulates what it means to...

Saturday night belonged to the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. The thought of a brass ensemble generally conjures up, at least for me, an image of...

Music, music, in the hall; who is the most talented of them all? For millions the world over, the answer is, without a doubt, Maxim...