Arts and Entertainment

HBO’s Gloria Steinem Doc Glosses over Race, and Fails to Assess the Second Wave’s Legacy HBO’s Gloria Steinem Doc Glosses over Race, and Fails to Assess the Second Wave’s Legacy

Gloria Steinem and Second Wave feminism deserve a far more sophisticated and critical treatment.

Aug 12, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Dana Goldstein

Crazy, Stupid, Republicans Crazy, Stupid, Republicans

Eric has never written for US News, and he is frustrated with T-Mobile.

Aug 12, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Break That Wall

Break That Wall Break That Wall

Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz’s The Interrupters; Raul Ruiz’s Mysteries of Lisbon; Jon Favreu’s Cowboys and Aliens; David Yates’s Harry Potter and the Deat...

Aug 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Top Ten Songs About Nuclear War Top Ten Songs About Nuclear War

Fear of nuclear apocalypse has provided serious creative juice for songwriters and musicians of all genres.

Aug 5, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg

The Democratic Paintbrush of Lucian Freud The Democratic Paintbrush of Lucian Freud

Freud made the case through his art that no body type inherently possesses more capacity to compel than another.

Aug 1, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Margaret Spillane

Many Facets, No Overview: On the Venice Biennale

Many Facets, No Overview: On the Venice Biennale Many Facets, No Overview: On the Venice Biennale

This year's edition of the Venice Biennale sinks under sprawl and overfamiliarity.

Jul 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Special Schadenfreude Edition… Special Schadenfreude Edition…

Eric reviews Paul McCartney, Raul Malo and Elvis Costello, and Reed sees the ghost of the Republican party's past.

Jul 21, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Support Child Literacy With Jennifer Egan and Goodreads Support Child Literacy With Jennifer Egan and Goodreads

There's rarely been as enjoyable and community-minded a way to help support children's literacy.

Jul 12, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg

NxtGen: Stuff the Cuts NxtGen: Stuff the Cuts

For those concerned that there's no good protest music out there, the English hip-hop group NxtGen is using rap to take searing aim at the British government’s austerity budg...

Jun 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg

Refutation of the Refutation: On Jeff Wall

Refutation of the Refutation: On Jeff Wall Refutation of the Refutation: On Jeff Wall

Has success spoiled the photography and the art of Jeff Wall?

Jun 28, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

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