Books & the Arts

Adam Thirlwell on the Many Moods of Henry Green

Adam Thirlwell on the Many Moods of Henry Green Adam Thirlwell on the Many Moods of Henry Green

For the English novelist, life itself was a deadly business.

Feb 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Adam Thirlwell

Who Will Fund Investigative Reporting in the Age of Trump?

Who Will Fund Investigative Reporting in the Age of Trump? Who Will Fund Investigative Reporting in the Age of Trump?

Anya Schiffrin reviews a new book on the history and economics of investigative journalism.

Feb 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Anya Schiffrin

Silver Spoon Ode

Silver Spoon Ode Silver Spoon Ode

I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and a silver knife, and a silver fork. I would complain about it—the spoon was not greasy, it tasted like braces, my shining access to c…

Jan 19, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sharon Olds

Letting My Hair Down

Letting My Hair Down Letting My Hair Down

And then my wry neck got so wry— chicken-neck wring-wry—I had to spend time with my hair down, like roots into the ground of the air, my visible shock, my “terror,” my “horror.” Ho…

Jan 19, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sharon Olds

Plenty’s Discontent

Plenty’s Discontent Plenty’s Discontent

The lost sense of hope and idealism in David Hare’s England.

Jan 19, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon

Kerry James Marshall’s Enigmatic Authority

Kerry James Marshall’s Enigmatic Authority Kerry James Marshall’s Enigmatic Authority

It seems a mistake to call him a realist in any but the loosest sense.

Jan 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

A Victory Lap for Run the Jewels

A Victory Lap for Run the Jewels A Victory Lap for Run the Jewels

With the Trump presidency on the horizon, Killer Mike and El-P do what’s become customary for them: They urge us to get up and fight.

Jan 17, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore

It’s the World Committing Suicide Said One Mom

It’s the World Committing Suicide Said One Mom It’s the World Committing Suicide Said One Mom

No it’s murder, said another. I think people don’t care because it’s only animals dying, said Miriam. a life spent making marks was what she had been doing she wondered if this…

Jan 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Zucker

I Can Barely Stand To

I Can Barely Stand To I Can Barely Stand To

today at the Louvre I took students to see Venus de Milo with her pert exquisite breasts & read them Emma Lazarus’ poem to grief-struck Heinrich Heine we talked ekphrastic thi…

Jan 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Zucker

Harvey Cox’s Radicalism

Harvey Cox’s Radicalism Harvey Cox’s Radicalism

How the theologian and social critic reminds us of the radical possibilities and egalitarian hopes of a Christian left.

Jan 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Bruenig

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