Gandhi’s Teachings Are Alive Gandhi’s Teachings Are Alive
Mohandas K. Gandhi, killed sixty years ago, was a moment in the conscience of mankind. But the flame of hope his life inspired shapes our lives still.
Feb 4, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
An Unmonumental Grimace An Unmonumental Grimace
Taking stock of the new New Museum.
Jan 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Bugalú Sounds Bugalú Sounds
If you're curious to learn more about the bugalú, check out these five albums.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Oliver Wang
Boogaloo Nights Boogaloo Nights
A new generation rediscovers the freewheeling rhythms of the Nuyorican bugalú.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Oliver Wang
A Hard Man A Hard Man
Paul Thomas Anderson's masterful There Will Be Blood pits an oil baron against a preacher in an epic contest of wills.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Defiant Ones The Defiant Ones
Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis are two inmates in a Southern prison who learn to unshackle themselves from hatred.
Jan 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
The Front Page The Front Page
One of three versions of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's madcap newspaper comedy from a period when reporters probably did call their city rooms and say, "Hello, sweetheart, get ...
Jan 2, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Bakshy
Charlie Wilson’s War–and Ours Charlie Wilson’s War–and Ours
Unlike the plot of the latest Tom Hanks film, the blowback price of our incessant meddling could prove quite high. And even Hollywood can't put a pretty face on that one.
Jan 2, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer
Amnesia at the Multiplex Amnesia at the Multiplex
Two films address US adventures in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with a big dose of historical amnesia, political pandering, moral superiority and outraged innocence.
Dec 30, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Writers of the World Unite Writers of the World Unite
Striking members of the Writers Guild of America are bringing the labor movement something it hasn't had for a long time: an audience.
Dec 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Luvh Rakhe