Books & the Arts

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Emily Brady’s Humboldt explains why the legalization of pot could cause the biggest economic bust in California’s history.

Oct 30, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Kate Murphy

Eric Alterman Replies to Max Blumenthal’s Letter Eric Alterman Replies to Max Blumenthal’s Letter

The debate continues...

Oct 28, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Lou Reed’s Politics

Lou Reed’s Politics Lou Reed’s Politics

Singing against apartheid and for Tibetan freedom, working with Amnesty International and standing with Occupy Wall Street, he was an artist who spoke up and showed up.

Oct 27, 2013 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

History’s Sinkhole

History’s Sinkhole History’s Sinkhole

How did the US-Mexican border become the place where the American past chokes on itself?

Oct 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin

Jim Crow II

Jim Crow II Jim Crow II

A history of the fight for voting rights and the movement to restrict them once again.

Oct 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Ari Berman

Sinners

Sinners Sinners

Jia Zhangke’s Touch of Sin, Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, and other highs (and lows) from the New York Film Festival.

Oct 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Denise Levertov’s poetic communion with the world.

Oct 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko

The ‘I Hate Israel’ Handbook

The ‘I Hate Israel’ Handbook The ‘I Hate Israel’ Handbook

Max Blumenthal’s carelessly constructed case against the Jewish state won’t help the occupation’s victims. 

Oct 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

The Long and Short of Memory

The Long and Short of Memory The Long and Short of Memory

What the modern science of memory owes to the amnesiac patient H.M.

Oct 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Charles Gross

An Organized Jumble

An Organized Jumble An Organized Jumble

For all its postmodern flair, the revamped Benjamin Franklin Museum is surprisingly traditional and constrained.

Oct 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Julia M. Klein

x