Books & the Arts

Ripley, Believe It or Not Ripley, Believe It or Not

Tim Appelo reviews the film With a Friend Like Harry.

May 3, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Tim Appelo

Marjorie Garber, PI Marjorie Garber, PI

A look at a new book by the author of Vested Interests.

May 3, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Robert S. Boynton

Margaret Mead vs. Tony Soprano Margaret Mead vs. Tony Soprano

Feminist anthropology fights for public voice in a new era.

May 3, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Micaela di Leonardo

Hitler’s Willing Executives Hitler’s Willing Executives

John Friedman reviews Edwin Black's IBM and the Holocaust and Reinhold Billstein et al.'s Working for the Enemy.

May 3, 2001 / Books & the Arts / John S. Friedman

The Designer Workplace The Designer Workplace

Debra Cash visits the Museum of Modern Art's "Workspheres" exhibition.

Apr 26, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Debra Cash

Who Lost the Working Class? Who Lost the Working Class?

A funny thing happened on the way to the election--here's what it portends.

Apr 26, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Levison

Mexico at the Multiplex Mexico at the Multiplex

B. Ruby Rich reviews the films Amores Perros and Spy Kids.

Apr 26, 2001 / Books & the Arts / B. Ruby Rich

Black Entertainment Television’s ‘Lifestyle’ Choice Black Entertainment Television’s ‘Lifestyle’ Choice

The departure of Tavis Smiley leaves a hole in the programming calendar of BET, but that's only part of the problem.

Apr 26, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Makani Themba

Discovery/The Nation ’01 Prizewinners Discovery/The Nation ’01 Prizewinners

The Nation announces the winners of Discovery/The Nation, the Joan Leiman Jacobson Poetry Prize.

Apr 19, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Grace Schulman

Compassionate Aversionism Compassionate Aversionism

Within weeks of taking office, President Bush started to dispense compassionate conservatism with a vengeance. As the first order of business, he moved to give a massive tax windf...

Apr 19, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Gara LaMarche

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