Books & the Arts

How Poems Think

How Poems Think How Poems Think

The power of lyric poetry lies in negation, not self-assertion.

Jun 6, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko

Is the Supreme Court’s Role Overstated?

Is the Supreme Court’s Role Overstated? Is the Supreme Court’s Role Overstated?

In Engines of Liberty, David Cole trains a light on civil society as a more reliable agent of constitutional change.

Jun 3, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell

Time Servers

Time Servers Time Servers

A vision of time travel gets trapped in the media of our time.

Jun 2, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ava Kofman

Stuck in ‘Ghetto’

Stuck in ‘Ghetto’ Stuck in ‘Ghetto’

In his new book, Mitchell Duneier explains why there is nothing natural about a ghetto.

Jun 2, 2016 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim

Michael Hayden

Michael Hayden Played Right Up to the Edge of Legality—and Then Took a Big Leap Off Michael Hayden Played Right Up to the Edge of Legality—and Then Took a Big Leap Off

In his new memoir, the former director of the NSA and the CIA shows how his many failures were followed, one after the next, by promotions.

Jun 1, 2016 / Books & the Arts / James Bamford

The Chameleon Painter

The Chameleon Painter The Chameleon Painter

Even in his most pared-down paintings, Philip Guston was digging for something new.

Jun 1, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility

The singular cinematic achievement of Straub-Huillet.

May 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ricky D’Ambrose

The Afterlife of Polaroid

The Afterlife of Polaroid The Afterlife of Polaroid

The company presents a case study in photography as a phenomenon of the instantaneous.

May 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Frances Richard

Three Walls

Three Walls Three Walls

In the shadow of a wall, every house is different.

May 25, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ben Ehrenreich

Reverb

Reverb Reverb

I hate how syntax connects me to shit, or say the day is jeweled and burning, the fires banking, and none of its letters produce the horror at the heart of the index. The old docum…

May 19, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Peter Gizzi

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