Remembering Marshall Frady Remembering Marshall Frady
I first met Marshall Frady in the Sinai desert during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when we shared the back seat of a Russian-made Egyptian Army jeep.
Mar 11, 2004 / Marc Cooper
Adaptation Adaptation
So Mel Gibson has been persecuted all the way to the bank.
Mar 11, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Labor Pains Labor Pains
When I took childbirth classes six years ago, the word "pressure" was bandied about an awful lot: We heard about the pressure on our bladders, the pressure applied to our backs t...
Mar 11, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Niesslein
The Deciding Vote The Deciding Vote
According to the Constitution, the President, with the consent of the Senate, selects the members of the Supreme Court.
Mar 11, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
Al Jazeera Goes to Jail Al Jazeera Goes to Jail
In Iraq's media war, US troops are imprisoning and abusing Arab journalists.
Mar 11, 2004 / Feature / Christian Parenti
The (Not So) Gay Old Times The (Not So) Gay Old Times
AMPLIFICATION: Because of space constraints and incautious wording in my column last week, I referred to the Times's "Jayson Blair/Gerald Boyd problem." I intended to refer to th...
Mar 11, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Protocols of Mel Gibson The Protocols of Mel Gibson
My friends had one question for me after I saw Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ: Is it anti-Semitic?
Mar 11, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
Letter From Juárez Letter From Juárez
Mariana Katzarova has been involved with V-Day since 2001, when she brought it to her home country, Bulgaria.
Mar 11, 2004 / Mariana Katzarova
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
In the midst of a wicked winter, I like to curl up with some sultry nature writing. My father instilled in me a fascination with the natural world.
Mar 9, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Teresa Stack
Advertisements for Myself Advertisements for Myself
Solo theatrical performances are like ads. Everyone claims to hate them but nevertheless finds the good ones irresistible. A good ad acts like a tonic, making a new idea easy to sw...
Mar 4, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Kalb