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
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