Books & the Arts

I, Diet I, Diet

out of this world & out of time & out of love & out of mind & out of the pan & out of butter, out of anger & out of mother, out of the cradle & out of pocket, out of space & out of cash & out of change & out of sight & out of range & force of habit & out of oil & out of whack & out of water & Damascus, out of courtesy & out of shock & out of duty & out of turn & out of tune & out of line & out of the ground & out of his gourd & out of all the possible solutions, out of the ashes & conviction

Mar 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Anna Maria Hong

Against the Grain

Against the Grain Against the Grain

Elizabeth Fenn, the Mandans and a renaissance in historical writing.

Mar 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard White

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire Ball of Fire

The life and unvarnished style of Barbara Stanwyck.

Mar 4, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Charles Taylor

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The European Right—From (Jean-Marie) Le Pen to (Marine) Le Pen—and the Rise of the French Far Right

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The European Right—From (Jean-Marie) Le Pen to (Marine) Le Pen—and the Rise of the French Far Right This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The European Right—From (Jean-Marie) Le Pen to (Marine) Le Pen—and the Rise of the French Far Right

The underlying philosophy of the National Front remains almost exactly the same as it was under Jean-Marie Le Pen.

Mar 1, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel

It’s Our Act of Killing, Too

It’s Our Act of Killing, Too It’s Our Act of Killing, Too

The brilliant Oscar-nominated film The Act of Killing depicts the horrifying mass murder in Indonesia in the 1960s—but the US was no mere observer. 

Feb 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Brad Simpson

Journalism’s Real Hoax Problem

Journalism’s Real Hoax Problem Journalism’s Real Hoax Problem

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on accountability in mainstream journalism. 

Feb 26, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Woody and Mia: A Modern Family Timeline

Woody and Mia: A Modern Family Timeline Woody and Mia: A Modern Family Timeline

The tangled web of affairs, accusations and legal battles that defined Woody Allen and Mia Farrow’s relationship unfolded over three decades. 

Feb 26, 2014 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski

In ‘Goliath,’ the Past Is Always Present for Palestinians

In ‘Goliath,’ the Past Is Always Present for Palestinians In ‘Goliath,’ the Past Is Always Present for Palestinians

The story of contemporary Israel as written by Max Blumenthal is not easy to read.

Feb 25, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Nadia Hijab

Whistler’s Battles

Whistler’s Battles Whistler’s Battles

Ambitious beneath his pose of indolence, James McNeill Whistler was the most contradictory of artists.

Feb 19, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Big MoMA’s House

Big MoMA’s House Big MoMA’s House

MoMA’s new expansion plans represent avant-gardism at its most deracinated.

Feb 19, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Michael Sorkin

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