Arts and Entertainment

The Mutual Human Concern The Mutual Human Concern

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Tokyo Sonata, Steve McQueen's Hunger, Andrzej Wajda's Katyn.

Mar 5, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

The Eye That Collects: On Walker Evans The Eye That Collects: On Walker Evans

Walker Evans's collection of picture postcards, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is an artistic project in its own right.

Mar 5, 2009 / Books & the Arts / J. Gabriel Boylan

The GOP’s Hip-Hop Makeover The GOP’s Hip-Hop Makeover

Michael Steele's getting funky, frantically remixing the GOP message, in hopes of reaching new generation of conservative voters. Is anybody listening?

Mar 3, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Ari Melber

Photography’s Ghosts: The Image and Its Artifice Photography’s Ghosts: The Image and Its Artifice

Two new books explore the truths and artifice of photography.

Feb 26, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Frances Richard

A Waltz With the Dogs of Memory A Waltz With the Dogs of Memory

Vicious hounds of repressed memory haunt Waltz with Bashir, a deeply flawed depiction of the harsh truths of a war no one can forget.

Feb 24, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Hussein Ibish

Slumdog Subtext Slumdog Subtext

Slumdog Millionaire has captivated global audiences, but in India, it strikes a different nerve--as a tale of personal recompense and revenge by a young Muslim victim of Hindu pers...

Feb 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barbara Crossette

Waltzing Alone Waltzing Alone

Israel, unrepentant and without introspection, doesn't deserve a film as brilliant as Waltz with Bashir.

Feb 19, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Liel Leibovitz

‘Slumdog Millionaire’: From Fantasy to Reality ‘Slumdog Millionaire’: From Fantasy to Reality

Slumdog Millionaire may provide romantic escapism for some, but for me it stirs up very real memories from my childhood in India.

Feb 19, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Nur Laiq

Can We Take The Media Seriously? Can We Take The Media Seriously?

Is the media out of touch? We talk about the good, the bad, the ugly--and The Nation's Leslie Savan on the Oscars.

Feb 19, 2009 / Books & the Arts / GRITtv

Chameleon: Herbie Hancock Adapts to Lyrics Chameleon: Herbie Hancock Adapts to Lyrics

On River: The Joni Letters Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell make a remarkable collaboration.

Feb 18, 2009 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe

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