Against the Grain Against the Grain
Elizabeth Fenn, the Mandans and a renaissance in historical writing.
Mar 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard White
Ball of Fire Ball of Fire
The life and unvarnished style of Barbara Stanwyck.
Mar 4, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Charles Taylor
It’s Our Act of Killing, Too It’s Our Act of Killing, Too
The brilliant Oscar-nominated film The Act of Killing depicts the horrifying mass murder in Indonesia in the 1960s—but the US was no mere observer.
Feb 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Brad Simpson
Journalism’s Real Hoax Problem Journalism’s Real Hoax Problem
Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on accountability in mainstream journalism.
Feb 26, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Woody and Mia: A Modern Family Timeline Woody and Mia: A Modern Family Timeline
The tangled web of affairs, accusations and legal battles that defined Woody Allen and Mia Farrow’s relationship unfolded over three decades.
Feb 26, 2014 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski
Whistler’s Battles Whistler’s Battles
Ambitious beneath his pose of indolence, James McNeill Whistler was the most contradictory of artists.
Feb 19, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Big MoMA’s House Big MoMA’s House
MoMA’s new expansion plans represent avant-gardism at its most deracinated.
Feb 19, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Michael Sorkin
Ted Cruz Is Trolling Congress; It’s Time the Media Call Him on It Ted Cruz Is Trolling Congress; It’s Time the Media Call Him on It
Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on Ted Cruz.
Feb 18, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Political Theaters Political Theaters
From Yes Minister and The Thick of It to Veep, Scandal and House of Cards, British political satire and its American progeny reveal growing disillusionment with political irreality...
Feb 17, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Orange