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By | January 01, 0001

Heaven and Hell

Angels & Demons has it all
Tom Hanks is back as Harvard symbology professor Robert Langdon, but the filmmakers have ditched the long hair and allowed Hanks to look like an early-fiftysomething (which he is) instead of The Da Vinci Code 's 40ish hipster wanna-be.
By JEFFREY GANTZ | May 15, 2009

Inauguration Day Round-up

Salute
Most people round these parts will be celebrating President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration on January 20. But, even those rare local GOPs who are mourning the loss of a Republican administration will be looking for a good time.
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | January 19, 2009

Cracking the code

Ubu’s cryptographers are on the case
The idea that the viewer contributes to a work of art doesn’t seem as visionary as it did in the early 20th century when the Berlin and New York schools of Dada were hammering out new ways of seeing and expressing.
By IAN PAIGE | July 26, 2006

Queering the Code

Leonardo da Vinci’s work is coded, all right — as gay
With close to 60 million copies in print worldwide and a film version starring Tom Hanks opening on May 18, The Da Vinci Code is a galloping success.
By MICHAEL BRONSKI | May 17, 2006