Books & the Arts

Homeland’s Anti-Drone Message Hits Obama at Home

Homeland’s Anti-Drone Message Hits Obama at Home Homeland’s Anti-Drone Message Hits Obama at Home

One of Obama’s favorite TV shows warns him directly against the terror of drones.

Dec 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Leslie Savan

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A More Imperfect Union: On the European Central Bank A More Imperfect Union: On the European Central Bank

How a central bank created to exist apart from politics got drawn into bitter political arguments.

Dec 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Henry Farrell

A Dash for It: On Lisa Cohen

A Dash for It: On Lisa Cohen A Dash for It: On Lisa Cohen

The unconventional story of three women and their unconventional lives in the early twentieth century.

Dec 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Ruth Scurr

Glamour Suits Glamour Suits

Sam Mendez’s Skyfall, David O. Russell’s Silver Lining Playbook, Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina, Jacques Audiard’s Rust and Bone, Katheryn Bigelow’s Zero ...

Dec 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Back Back

Chuang Tzu asked the skull: what do you want? The skull said: to be rushing among all those who seem still tumbling from bed, to shower, to street, to work, hair still wet. The river wind must feel even fresher for them, a cold crown to their thoughts, as they marvel at the day’s news about minerals found on meteorites… I want to be, the skull said, back in New York.

Dec 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Donahue

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Breaking the Silence’s Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers’ Testimonies from the Occupied Territories, 2000–2010.

Dec 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eyal Press

The Gift-Giving Guide Part III, More Stuff The Gift-Giving Guide Part III, More Stuff

Check out new releases from Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley and Peter Frampton.

Nov 30, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Shaken and Stirred Shaken and Stirred

Some details in Skyfall are just too silly to accept.

Nov 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

How Mergermania Is Destroying Book Publishing

How Mergermania Is Destroying Book Publishing How Mergermania Is Destroying Book Publishing

The merger of Penguin and Random House is part of a trend that has been deadly for literary authors and serious nonfiction.

Nov 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / André Schiffrin

A Woman’s War: Talking with Elizabeth Herman A Woman’s War: Talking with Elizabeth Herman

The twenty-something photographer talks about the changing face of journalism and giving women around the world a voice.

Nov 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Lucy McKeon

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