Terry McMillan vs. Ghetto Lit Terry McMillan vs. Ghetto Lit
Driven by a tabloid episode from her own marriage, the novelist joins the debate over the mass marketing of trashy books to young black readers.
Oct 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Amy Alexander
The Political Doris Lessing The Political Doris Lessing
The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature is every bit as political as her predecessors.
Oct 12, 2007 / Dan Kellum
Apocalypse Now? Apocalypse Now?
According to Chalmers Johnson, Bush's imperial presidency may be the final chapter in the collapse of American democracy.
Oct 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Holmes
Sound Check Sound Check
The history of twentieth-century music charts the rise of modern masters like Duke Ellington and John Adams.
Oct 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / David Schiff
Taking Celebrity Seriously Taking Celebrity Seriously
The Paris Principle: politics are sooo hot.
Oct 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Duncombe
On Larry Craig’s Decision to Serve Out His Term in the Senate On Larry Craig’s Decision to Serve Out His Term in the Senate
The GOP learns a thing or two about what it means to be gay.
Oct 11, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
America’s Early Role in the Congo Tragedy America’s Early Role in the Congo Tragedy
How US financiers helped Belgium's King Leopold rape the homeland of some 20 million Africans.
Oct 10, 2007 / Feature / Robert Wuliger
Rudy Admits Cellphone Addiction Rudy Admits Cellphone Addiction
His campaign slogan--"As I Was Saying, You Have My Undivided Attention"--is playing well with voters in areas where cell phone coverage is erratic.
Oct 8, 2007 / Feature / Eric Kenning
Dark Paradise Dark Paradise
A trilogy of hard-boiled detective novels set in Marseilles contemplates the ethnic turmoil in modern-day France.
Oct 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Charles Taylor
Lobbying Degree Zero Lobbying Degree Zero
Moral mudslinging has stifled debate over the Israel lobby.
Oct 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare