Cafe Society Cafe Society
Clive James's erudite new collection of essays celebrates the best of twentieth-century art, thought and politics.
Apr 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Esperando a Mills Esperando a Mills
Recordamos la vida y el trabajo notable del sociólogo estadounidense quien a pesar de la fatiga de la Oficina Federal de Investigación se quedó muy dedicado a ...
Mar 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ricardo Alarcón
Waiting for C. Wright Mills Waiting for C. Wright Mills
Remembering the remarkable life and work of the American sociologist who, despite FBI harassment, remained engaged in the Cuban Revolution.
Mar 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ricardo Alarcón
King of Calypso King of Calypso
In praise of Harry Belafonte, on his eightieth birthday.
Mar 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Walter Mosley
Soft-Core Sexism Soft-Core Sexism
If movies reflect our shared consensus about right and wrong, Black Snake Moan speaks volumes about twenty-first-century America.
Mar 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
The Restless Mind The Restless Mind
At the Same Time, Susan Sontag's posthumous collection of essays and speeches, reveals her rapt attention to the world around her.
Mar 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Harding
The Church of Football The Church of Football
If the holiest day on the American calendar is Super Bowl Sunday, Vince Lombardi and Joe Namath were its early saints. So what does that make Pat Tillman?
Jan 30, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Robert Lipsyte
Self-Consciousness Raising Self-Consciousness Raising
What is the self? Do we all have one? Is it best treated with Botox or with books? Bohemian Los Angeles explains it all.
Jan 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Martin Duberman
Mirror, Mirror On the Web Mirror, Mirror On the Web
Web 2.0's greatest success capitalizes on our need to feel significant, admired and, above all, seen.
Jan 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
2006 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize: Eleanor Lerman 2006 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize: Eleanor Lerman
Eleanor Lerman's poems sing a song that is bravely gloomy, but they sing it with a fierce and earned dignity.
Dec 7, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Tony Hoagland