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
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