Strange Alchemy Strange Alchemy
In A Conservative History of the American Left, Daniel Flynn can't decide whether to ridicule the left or fear it.
Jun 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin
This Brave Nation: Environmental Visionaries This Brave Nation: Environmental Visionaries
Carl Pope and Van Jones discuss the issues and movements that have informed and inspired their lives and work.
May 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Brave Nation
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