Books & the Arts

To Being Late To Being Late

Again again you are the right time after all not according to however we planned it

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

To the Margin To the Margin

Following the black footprints the tracks of words that have passed that way before me I come again and again to your blank shore

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

Mother Nature’s Son Mother Nature’s Son

Novalis's unfinished novel is a kaleidoscope of visions and allegories of nature.

Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Ross Benjamin

Prosaic Judgments Prosaic Judgments

Adam Kirsch prefers his own ideas about poetry to actual poems.

Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella

The Theater of Cruelty The Theater of Cruelty

The detainee abuses at Abu Ghraib were both a continuation and a divergence from historical prison practices.

Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Amitav Ghosh

The Heart of the Matter The Heart of the Matter

Graham Greene remains a compelling figure in this moment of moral bankruptcy.

Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass

Reflections on the Body Politic Reflections on the Body Politic

Novelist David Grossman discusses Israel and the role of politics in his writing.

Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin

Giving Chutzpah New Meaning Giving Chutzpah New Meaning

Alan Dershowitz is on the defensive over his research on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Born Again in the USA Born Again in the USA

In his latest album, Bruce Springsteen reaches for the Good Book.

Jun 16, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jody Rosen

Tug of War Tug of War

The reality of America's role in the cold war was far more complex and ambiguous than historical accounts suggest.

Jun 16, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich

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