TALES OF LOHR: "FARGO" (1996)

Reflecting on the Coen brothers' snowbound scumbags; plus, "Factory Roll Call" calls Dr. Li

It is a profound and stirring paradox: One of the hallmarks of a truly timeless work of art is that it always seems to speak, directly and urgently, to any specific moment in which you encounter or re-encounter it. As I write this, Pittsburgh is mired in a relentlessly bleak first full month of winter, with consistent snowfall every few days and, for th…