Books & the Arts

King George W.: James Madison’s Nightmare King George W.: James Madison’s Nightmare

This is the belllicose imperial presidency the authors of our Constitution warned us about.

Jul 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer

Artists Pursue the Disappeared Artists Pursue the Disappeared

With greater efficiency than the slow efforts for truth and justice, a traveling art exhibition bears witness to the victims of Argentina's "dirty war."

Jul 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Marian Schlotterbeck

Boys (and Girls) of Summer Boys (and Girls) of Summer

Live Free or Die Hard is boot camp for slackers. Knocked Up takes measure of the inadequate man.

Jul 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

My Life My Life

Is made of the banging Shock-absorbers And hydrosulphuric stench, And the boiling, stinking, panting Factory line

Jul 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Henia Karmel

Sanger vs. Sanger Sanger vs. Sanger

Demonized for decades by ideological foes on the right and left, the mother of the birth control movement is finally able to speak for herself.

Jul 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow

Kings of the Road Kings of the Road

Two big literary anniversaries: Jack London's forgotten gem The Road turns 100, and Jack Kerouac's On the Road hits 50.

Jul 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jonah Raskin

Arthur: The Little Magazine That Could Arthur: The Little Magazine That Could

You thought Arthur was gone for good? The indie magazine beloved for its music coverage and antiwar politics will resume publishing this summer.

Jul 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Kevin McCarthy

A Hard Look at Hard Time in Israel A Hard Look at Hard Time in Israel

Shimon Dotan's documentary Hot House takes a candid and compelling look at Palestinians serving life terms in Israeli prisons.

Jun 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jessica Weisberg

Vertical Disintegration Vertical Disintegration

A new take on Israel/Palestine: Could Israel's architecture be the solution to the insoluble disputes?

Jun 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / James Ron

The Iranian Impasse The Iranian Impasse

Five new books explore the failed progressive movements in Iran, and the dilemma the US left faces today.

Jun 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson

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