Books & the Arts

Thieves of Black History Thieves of Black History

In the struggle over the ownership of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, black history is on sale at bargain prices.

Oct 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Gary Younge

Poem Windy and Continued Poem Windy and Continued

very cold. My small and panicked last kiss was like making a noise to make sure I was there

Oct 24, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Graham Foust

My Graham Foust My Graham Foust

Gone's the imposter. And gone's his gawky cross. Gone's his tweaked legacy's hit list--Hooray!-- and gone's his waste of song.

Oct 24, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Graham Foust

The Cinema of Terror The Cinema of Terror

Three new films--Rendition, The Kingdom and Redacted--take on the clash of civilizations. How does the "war on terror" look on the big screen?

Oct 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood

Gracelands Gracelands

The taint of an unjust war tarnishes the lives of Vietnam-era Americans in Denis Johnson's stunning new novel.

Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Keith Gessen

Godzilla in Mexico Godzilla in Mexico

Listen carefully, my son: bombs were falling over Mexico City but no one even noticed. The air carried poison through the streets and open windows.

Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Roberto BolaƱo

The Imperfectionist The Imperfectionist

Reconsidering the life and legacy of avant-garde artist and poet Francis Picabia.

Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Big Red Checkbook Big Red Checkbook

America's foreign-policy establishment is struggling to find an appropriate response to China's soft power.

Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / John Feffer

Father of History Father of History

Bettina Aptheker's recent memoir has incited fierce debate over her father s legacy.

Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Phelps

Ink-Stained Marx Ink-Stained Marx

A look at the cantankerous dispatches he wrote as London correspondent for the New York Tribune puts the father of communism in a new light.

Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / James Ledbetter

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