Reading the Stakes in Syria Reading the Stakes in Syria
The Syria Dilemma, edited by Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel, offers a range of perspectives on the Syrian dilemma from within Syria and beyond.
Sep 17, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay
Reagan Republicans Freak Out Over ‘The Butler’ and Race Reagan Republicans Freak Out Over ‘The Butler’ and Race
The smartest thing about the new film The Butler is its depiction of Ronald Reagan’s inadequacies on civil rights—which is something conservatives can’t stand.
Sep 17, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein
A Literature of Her Own: ‘It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris’, by Patricia Engel A Literature of Her Own: ‘It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris’, by Patricia Engel
The author's absorbing debut novel chronicles a young woman’s year in Paris, where she will have to choose the home wants most.
Sep 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay
Remembering Saul Landau Remembering Saul Landau
Saul helped ignite a political awareness and a passion for history in me.
Sep 11, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Andrés S. Pertierra
The Long Goodbye: On Steven Soderbergh The Long Goodbye: On Steven Soderbergh
Hollywood’s wonkiest director hasn’t stopped working. He’s finding new problems to solve—and toying with us again.
Sep 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Robert Neer’s Napalm: An American Biography; Juliette Volcler’s Extremely Loud: Sound as a Weapon
Sep 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
Great Perturbations: On George Packer Great Perturbations: On George Packer
The Unwinding is a fine-grained account of economic collapse that runs aground on causeless abstractions.
Sep 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
Rising Above the Failure of Imagination Rising Above the Failure of Imagination
The conversation about diversity in Science Fiction & Fantasy reveals how racism constrains even imagination.
Sep 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay
Broader, Better Literary Conversations Broader, Better Literary Conversations
Literary conversations are not representative of the diversity of modern letters. We can and I will do better.
Sep 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay
Walter Mosley’s Alien Script Walter Mosley’s Alien Script
The author opens up about his latest art exhibition, magic, failure and unexpected success.
Sep 6, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Fatima Bhojani