Should Will Smith Play Obama? Should Will Smith Play Obama?
Stephen Colbert suggests that playing McCain would be a bigger stretch for the Academy Award nominated movie star.
Jul 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Colbert Report
Speak Again, Memory Speak Again, Memory
Readers of Fidel Castro's My Life will find explanations of the Cuban Revolution, but no apologies for its suppression of dissent.
Jul 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
The Naming The Naming
We give our names to things. This creek is Cobweb Creek, named for our cat, who is named for one of the fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jul 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / W. Dale Nelson
The James Gang The James Gang
In Henry James and his family, biographers find a fascinating story of dynastic melodrama.
Jul 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple
Bill McKibben: The Making of an Environmentalist Bill McKibben: The Making of an Environmentalist
Two new anthologies explore the virtues and occasional shortcomings of Bill McKibben's quest for environmental salvation.
Jul 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
Chilling New Translation of Sophocles’ ‘Ajax’ Chilling New Translation of Sophocles’ ‘Ajax’
A new translation of Sophocles' Ajax derives chilling power from its infidelity to the original text.
Jul 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Emily Wilson
The Aesthetic Is the Personal The Aesthetic Is the Personal
The Louise Bourgeois retrospective at the Guggenheim.
Jul 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
This Brave Nation: A Defining Moment This Brave Nation: A Defining Moment
Legendary activist Tom Hayden talks with Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine, about the state of the fourth branch of government.
Jun 27, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Brave Nation
Back Talk: David Levine Back Talk: David Levine
The longtime New York Review of Books illustrator discusses the delicate art of political cartooning.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
David Samuels and Journalism David Samuels and Journalism
The narrative journalism of David Samuels finds conversation, color and conflict in the vortex of American life.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella