Go East, Young Man! Go East, Young Man!
In one of his sunnier moods, Jean-Luc Godard might have tacked onto The Last Samurai the subtitle une étrange aventure de Tom Cruise.
Dec 11, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Soul Keeping Company Soul Keeping Company
The hours between washing and the well Of burial are the soul's most troubled time.
Dec 11, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Lucie Brock-Broido
Scully’s Way Scully’s Way
Generations of Yale students share stories about special moments in Vincent Scully's courses on art and architecture.
Dec 11, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Thomas Bender
Weapons of the Weak Weapons of the Weak
African-American history, broadly defined, continues to be the most innovative and exciting field in American historical studies.
Dec 11, 2003 / Books & the Arts / George M. Fredrickson
The Abstract Impressionist The Abstract Impressionist
I have always marveled at the way in which Abstract Expressionism was able to transform a disparate group of painters, none of whom had shown any particular promise of artistic g...
Dec 11, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
The Character Myth The Character Myth
To counter Bush, the Democrats must present a different version of a safe world.
Dec 11, 2003 / Feature / Renana Brooks
Fields of Poison Fields of Poison
While farmworkers are sickened by pesticides, industry writes the rules.
Dec 11, 2003 / Feature / Rebecca Clarren
Losing Friends in Indonesia Losing Friends in Indonesia
Even moderates who have denounced terrorism fear being seen as US puppets.
Dec 11, 2003 / Feature / Suzanne Charlé
The Redistricting Wars The Redistricting Wars
The Republican drive represents a power grab unprecedented in scale and timing.
Dec 11, 2003 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Women Under Siege Women Under Siege
Fears grow, hopes dim, in occupied Iraq.
Dec 11, 2003 / Feature / Lauren Sandler