Books & the Arts

Time Out of Mind Time Out of Mind

There are no ordinary shots in Wong Kar Wai's 2046 and no ordinary sounds--which is remarkable, given that you've seen and heard everything before.

Jul 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Fables of the Reconstruction Fables of the Reconstruction

The Informant and Son of the Rough South examine the dynamics of moral choice through the lens of the civil rights movement.

Jul 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Diane McWhorter

The Treason of the Clerics The Treason of the Clerics

Foucault and the Iranian Revolution details the story of Foucault's induction into journalism as a political correspondent in Iran.

Jul 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Rée

Apple’s America Apple’s America

In high school I suffered from a case of unrequited admiration; a favorite teacher barely knew my name.

Jul 21, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Natasha Degen

Alien Nation Alien Nation

Reviews of War of the Worlds, Dark Water and Land of the Dead

Jul 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Willing Executioners Willing Executioners

Machete Season is an attempt to trace what went on in the minds of the Hutus who helped exterminate their Tutsi fellow citizens in Rwanda.

Jul 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Fatin Abbas

As I Lay Reading As I Lay Reading

William Faulkner makes Oprah's Book Club this summer.

Jul 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / J.M. Tyree

No Exit Strategy No Exit Strategy

Two new books examine what went wrong in the planning and conduct of the war in Iraq.

Jul 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / David Rieff

Shoot the Piano Player Shoot the Piano Player

Reviews of The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Me and You and Everyone We Know and other new films.

Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

To the Wires Overhead To the Wires Overhead

This is the year when the swallows did not come back you have not noticed

Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / W.S. Merwin

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