A Minor Exception: On W.C. Minor and Noah Webster A Minor Exception: On W.C. Minor and Noah Webster
The career of W.C. Minor is a reminder that the legacy of Yale's lexicographers is no less noteworthy than that of its deconstructionists.
Mar 16, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Kendall
As If: On Barbie Zelizer As If: On Barbie Zelizer
Most journalists think that words are more important than images. Barbie Zelizer thinks they are wrong.
Mar 16, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
Little Resistance to Gravity: On Lynda Benglis and David Hammons Little Resistance to Gravity: On Lynda Benglis and David Hammons
Radiant and obscure, the art of Lynda Benglis and David Hammons has a way of hiding itself.
Mar 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Beyond the Barricades: On Deb Olin Unferth Beyond the Barricades: On Deb Olin Unferth
Dylan’s Mr. Jones was confused by revolution; the persona of Deb Olin Unferth’s memoir is nonchalant about it.
Mar 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell
Scotland Yard: The Jamaican-British Encounter Scotland Yard: The Jamaican-British Encounter
An essay adapted from the forthcoming The Dead Yard: A Story of Modern Jamaica.
Mar 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Ian Thomson
BOOK REVIEW: Tamara Chalabi’s ‘Late for Tea at the Deer Palace’ BOOK REVIEW: Tamara Chalabi’s ‘Late for Tea at the Deer Palace’
Ahmed Chalabi’s daughter recounts the family’s saga and the ancien regime.
Mar 7, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Bob Dreyfuss
Then They Came for the Pensions Then They Came for the Pensions
Alter-reviews of French movies and some new tunes, Reed explains the secret war on pensions, and the mail.
Mar 4, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Wrinkles in Time: On Joanna Ruocco Wrinkles in Time: On Joanna Ruocco
For Joanna Ruocco, language is a multiplier of worlds, a portal to alternate realities.
Mar 3, 2011 / Books & the Arts / David Carroll Simon