Books & the Arts

Lab Test: Who Profits From Scientific Research? Lab Test: Who Profits From Scientific Research?

Does the profit motive distort and degrade the unpredictable path of scientific discovery?

Feb 26, 2009 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz

That This That This

That this book is a history of a shadow that is a shadow of me mystically one in another Another another to subserve      __ Day is a type when visible objects change then put on form but the anti-type That thing not shadowed      __ Is light anything like this stray pencil commonplace copy as to one aberrant onward-gliding mystery      __ A secular arrietta variation Grass angels perish in this harmonic collision because non-being cannot be "this"      __ Not spirit not space finite Not infinite to those fixed-- That this millstone as such Quiet which side on which--      __ That a solitary person bears witness to law in the ark to an altar of snow and every age or century for a day is      __ Is one mind put into another in us unknown to ourselves by going about among trees and fields in moonlight or in a garden to ease distance to fetch home spiritual things      __

Feb 25, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Susan Howe

A Waltz With the Dogs of Memory A Waltz With the Dogs of Memory

Vicious hounds of repressed memory haunt Waltz with Bashir, a deeply flawed depiction of the harsh truths of a war no one can forget.

Feb 24, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Hussein Ibish

Slumdog Subtext Slumdog Subtext

Slumdog Millionaire has captivated global audiences, but in India, it strikes a different nerve--as a tale of personal recompense and revenge by a young Muslim victim of Hindu pers...

Feb 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barbara Crossette

Waltzing Alone Waltzing Alone

Israel, unrepentant and without introspection, doesn't deserve a film as brilliant as Waltz with Bashir.

Feb 19, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Liel Leibovitz

‘Slumdog Millionaire’: From Fantasy to Reality ‘Slumdog Millionaire’: From Fantasy to Reality

Slumdog Millionaire may provide romantic escapism for some, but for me it stirs up very real memories from my childhood in India.

Feb 19, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Nur Laiq

Can We Take The Media Seriously? Can We Take The Media Seriously?

Is the media out of touch? We talk about the good, the bad, the ugly--and The Nation's Leslie Savan on the Oscars.

Feb 19, 2009 / Books & the Arts / GRITtv

Chameleon: Herbie Hancock Adapts to Lyrics Chameleon: Herbie Hancock Adapts to Lyrics

On River: The Joni Letters Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell make a remarkable collaboration.

Feb 18, 2009 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe

Bad Paper Bad Paper

Does the author of They Knew They Were Right really think he has done nothing wrong?

Feb 18, 2009 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

Betrayal: On David Grossman Betrayal: On David Grossman

Novelist and peace advocate David Grossman examines the high cost of concealing what is unpleasant.

Feb 18, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Eyal Press

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