Books and Ideas

The X-Files The X-Files

An Obituary.

Apr 7, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Anders Stephanson

About a Boy About a Boy

Jonathan Safran Foer, wunderkind.

Apr 7, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick

Tangled Up in Bob

Tangled Up in Bob Tangled Up in Bob

In or around 1965, human nature changed.

Apr 7, 2005 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe

Bin Laden’s Nuclear Connection Bin Laden’s Nuclear Connection

If America had agreed to a nuclear-free world, we wouldn't face threats today.

Apr 7, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Martin J. Sherwin and Kai Bird

All the World Is Green All the World Is Green

"Social Security is the soft underbelly," says right-wing activist Stephen Moore.

Mar 31, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mike Wallace

Dreams and Delusions Dreams and Delusions

California inspires people to think big, and to write big books. Take, for example, Kevin Starr.

Mar 24, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

The Imagination of Disaster The Imagination of Disaster

Saturday begins with its main character, Henry Perowne, getting out of bed because he's unable to sleep and going to stand by an open window.

Mar 24, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Lee Siegel

Continental Drift Continental Drift

To an American, Europe is a cautionary tale.

Mar 16, 2005 / Books & the Arts / D.D. Guttenplan

Fear and Loathing in Italy Fear and Loathing in Italy

Nineteen sixty-eight came early to Italy--it began with student protests at the University of Trento in 1967--and lasted longer, arguably, than anywhere else.

Mar 9, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Frederika Randall

Jews Without Borders Jews Without Borders

Although revered in certain circles as something close to holy writ, Edward W.

Mar 9, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare

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