The Sopranos’ Last Song The Sopranos’ Last Song
With an ominous sense of foreboding, Tony Soprano takes his last drive down the Jersey Turnpike, after seven seasons and 86 bloody, sexy, curse-ridden episodes.
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Max Fraser
Good News From Romania? Good News From Romania?
12:08 East of Bucharest is a hilariously bleak film set on the sixteenth anniversary of Romania's revolution.
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
There Is No Natural Death There Is No Natural Death
In the Iliad, there is no natural death-- everything comes about by intent as if the pulse and very breath we take were something meant
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Susan Stewart
Chinese Mirrors Chinese Mirrors
China has become like Israel: No matter the party, no matter the leader, the US government will defend its actions.
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein
Farewell, Tony and Carm Farewell, Tony and Carm
As we begin our final hour with Tony Soprano and his two families, it's hard not to feel a familiar sense of loss.
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Max Fraser
Our Future Is In Your Hands Our Future Is In Your Hands
A cultural icon advises Gettysburg College graduates that social disengagement puts at risk everything unique and idealistic about our way of life.
Jun 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Harold Prince
Words in a Time of War Words in a Time of War
A journalist speaks to UC Berkeley graduates about how the Bush Administration uses and abuses language to manipulate public opinion and distort reality.
May 31, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Mark Danner
A Day in the Life: Sgt. Pepper Turns 40 A Day in the Life: Sgt. Pepper Turns 40
Four decades later, much of the thrill is gone from The Beatles' magnum opus. Except for one song.
May 31, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Breaking and Entering Breaking and Entering
Gordon Matta-Clark's art displays how empty spaces illuminate the structures they are housed in.
May 31, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Smells Like Teen Spirit Smells Like Teen Spirit
Teenage presents a lively but scattershot portrait of youth in the modern era.
May 31, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin