Books & the Arts

Recount: A Nightmare Revisited Recount: A Nightmare Revisited

HBO's Recount will bring back bad memories, which is precisely why you should see it.

May 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adam Howard

Back Talk: Billy Bragg Back Talk: Billy Bragg

British punk rocker and activist Billy Bragg talks about his new album and the politics and economics of free online music.

May 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood

Twilights Twilights

Who are films like Speed Racer, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and The Edge of Heaven really aimed at?

May 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart

With two bodies of work recently reissued, now is a good time to wonder why novelist Patrick Hamilton is worth remembering.

May 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Fatema Ahmed

My So-Called Independents My So-Called Independents

Will TV's new world of branding and product integration destroy small independent productions?

May 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Heather Hendershot

Adams Ribbed Adams Ribbed

A John Adams portrait seen through the sympathetic lens of HBO is more than the historical figure ever hoped for.

May 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas Guyatt

Tight Corners Tight Corners

When Richard Price moves from the urban ruins of New Jersey to the gentrified Lower East Side of Lush Life, things get complicated.

May 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Elaine Blair

Beyond Belief Beyond Belief

Can the wall between church and state balance the principles of neutrality and accomodation?

May 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeff Sharlet

The Power Conundrum The Power Conundrum

After railing against non-violent intervention in the face of genocide, Samantha Power rethinks her stand.

May 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Michael Massing

In the Lost Realm of the Real In the Lost Realm of the Real

Michael Dibdin's detective Zen series sounds a melancholy note for an old Italy rife with political enemies.

May 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Carl Bromley

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