Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
On the media, John McCain, "Hotel California," wives, ex-wives and shows at the Palladium.
Aug 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
On ‘Friday Night Lights’, Abortion Stigma Goes Primetime On ‘Friday Night Lights’, Abortion Stigma Goes Primetime
Manipulating information women who are seeking abortion receive is a staple of antichoice politics. A recent episode of Friday Night Lights reveals how damaging that strategy is.
Aug 26, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Nancy Northup
An Art of Time An Art of Time
Rafael Ferrer and Christian Marclay prize an aesthetic of spontaneous responsiveness irrespective of subject.
Aug 25, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
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America: Now and Here America: Now and Here
A vast new art exhibition will attempt to reconnect the heartland to our nation's artistic genius.
Aug 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Simon Maxwell Apter
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A Calamity of Heart A Calamity of Heart
An essay for “America: Now and Here.”
Aug 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / E.L. Doctorow
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A Cinema of Refusal: On Pedro Costa A Cinema of Refusal: On Pedro Costa
In his Letters from Fontainhas trilogy, Pedro Costa treats the balance of form and content as a moral imperative.
Aug 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb
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Shelf Life Shelf Life
Art School (Propositions for the 21st Century); Ch-ch-ch-changes: Artists Talk about Teaching; Curating and the Educational Turn
Aug 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
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Pursuit of Happiness Pursuit of Happiness
Christopher Nolan's Inception; Todd Solondz's Life During Wartime; Samuel Maoz's Lebanon
Aug 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
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The Forgotten Threat: ‘Countdown to Zero’ on Nuclear Weapons The Forgotten Threat: ‘Countdown to Zero’ on Nuclear Weapons
The nuclear abolition documentary Countdown to Zero is not just a howl of alarm or a historical primer. It's a shocking but completely reliable account of the issue of nuclear weap...
Jul 27, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell
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Top 10 Most Patriotic Songs Ever: Nation Readers Speak Top 10 Most Patriotic Songs Ever: Nation Readers Speak
Nation readers' pick!
Jul 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg