Words Apart Words Apart
In Amitav Ghosh's new novel, language is a medium of power.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Nell Freudenberger
Just My Imagination Just My Imagination
Russell Jacoby's study of utopian thought is a flawed treasure.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Terry Eagleton
The Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation
Paul Johnson and Christopher Hitchens's new books on the Founding Fathers.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
Arthur Miller: 1915–2005 Arthur Miller: 1915–2005
The politics of a progressive playwright.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Tony Kushner
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
A review of James Hurt's Writing Illinois.
May 25, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Megan Marz
The Optical Unconscious The Optical Unconscious
Max Ernst at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
May 19, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
On Sartre’s God Problem On Sartre’s God Problem
Reflections on the centenary of the birth of Jean-Paul Sarte.
May 19, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Norman Mailer
Epistemology of the Closet Epistemology of the Closet
A biography of Utilitarian philosopher Henry Sidgwick sheds new light on life in the Victorian era.
May 19, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Martha C. Nussbaum
Terkel Talks Terkel Talks
Studs diagnoses a national Alzheimer's disease.
May 16, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Cott
Love on the Run Love on the Run
She has the face of a mermaid--a real one, not a Disney blonde. The wide undulant mouth drinks in her world like oxygen; the hazel eyes reflect a bent and wavering light.
May 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans