An Inky, Well-Paneled Place: Comics and the Cold War An Inky, Well-Paneled Place: Comics and the Cold War
Comic books, once the source of cultural panic, have achieved a dominant hold on the public imagination.
Sep 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / D.D. Guttenplan
Eel Eel
Eels are slimy creatures. But never lie. If they sense the slightest pretence, they'll bite off your finger. Carefully study the hands of politicians.
Sep 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Yang
Back Talk: Elizabeth Royte Back Talk: Elizabeth Royte
Environmental writer Elizabeth Royte plumbs our obsession with bottled water.
Sep 4, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
We Colonials: Sodomy Laws in America We Colonials: Sodomy Laws in America
William Eskridge's Dishonorable Passions is the first comprehensive history of sodomy law in America.
Sep 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Margot Canaday
An Unlikely King: Hussein in War and Peace An Unlikely King: Hussein in War and Peace
An authoritative new biography of Jordan's King Hussein offers an absorbing diplomatic history of the Middle East.
Sep 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai
All Aboard All Aboard
Tumbled down an incline at Bash Bish Broke many things; it was still spring
Sep 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Bernadette Mayer
The Problem Is Empire The Problem Is Empire
The challenge to the peace movement is not to liberalize the empire; the task is to peacefully and steadily bring it to an end--and make democracy safe for the world.
Sep 2, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Tom Hayden
Making History Making History
Progressives are saying this is a moment of transformational politics. Is the party leadership listening?
Aug 27, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
Poll Position: John Zogby and the Future of Polling Poll Position: John Zogby and the Future of Polling
Pollster John Zogby's new book illuminates the changing nature of American values and lives.
Aug 27, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Provan
Britten’s ‘Peter Grimes’ a Masterpiece of Opera Noir Britten’s ‘Peter Grimes’ a Masterpiece of Opera Noir
A recent production of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes is a grim masterpiece of opera noir.
Aug 27, 2008 / Books & the Arts / David Schiff