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A Dash for It: On Lisa Cohen

A Dash for It: On Lisa Cohen A Dash for It: On Lisa Cohen

The unconventional story of three women and their unconventional lives in the early twentieth century.

Dec 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Ruth Scurr

Glamour Suits Glamour Suits

Sam Mendez’s Skyfall, David O. Russell’s Silver Lining Playbook, Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina, Jacques Audiard’s Rust and Bone, Katheryn Bigelow’s Zero ...

Dec 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

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Chuang Tzu asked the skull: what do you want? The skull said: to be rushing among all those who seem still tumbling from bed, to shower, to street, to work, hair still wet. The river wind must feel even fresher for them, a cold crown to their thoughts, as they marvel at the day’s news about minerals found on meteorites… I want to be, the skull said, back in New York.

Dec 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Joseph Donahue

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Breaking the Silence’s Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers’ Testimonies from the Occupied Territories, 2000–2010.

Dec 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eyal Press

The Gift-Giving Guide Part III, More Stuff The Gift-Giving Guide Part III, More Stuff

Check out new releases from Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley and Peter Frampton.

Nov 30, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Shaken and Stirred Shaken and Stirred

Some details in Skyfall are just too silly to accept.

Nov 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

How Mergermania Is Destroying Book Publishing

How Mergermania Is Destroying Book Publishing How Mergermania Is Destroying Book Publishing

The merger of Penguin and Random House is part of a trend that has been deadly for literary authors and serious nonfiction.

Nov 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / André Schiffrin

A Short Message to Those Who Have Signed Petitions Asking to Secede From the Union A Short Message to Those Who Have Signed Petitions Asking to Secede From the Union

We do respect your point of view. We’re glad to see the back of you.

Nov 28, 2012 / Column / Calvin Trillin

A Woman’s War: Talking with Elizabeth Herman A Woman’s War: Talking with Elizabeth Herman

The twenty-something photographer talks about the changing face of journalism and giving women around the world a voice.

Nov 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Lucy McKeon

Young and the Restless: On Brigham Young Young and the Restless: On Brigham Young

How the American Moses became America’s first spiritual manager in the wilderness of Scripture-infused capitalism.

Nov 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann

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