The Fight to Save the New York Public Library The Fight to Save the New York Public Library
The Central Library Plan will compromise the NYPL's scholarly mission.
May 30, 2012 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
Playing Doctor Playing Doctor
When it comes to the distant past, there’s a lot we don’t know about what occurred sexually.
May 30, 2012 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski
The Bain of Mitt Romney’s Existence The Bain of Mitt Romney’s Existence
He’s running on all of his triumphs at Bain, But some say the Democrats ought to refrain From saying Bain’s gain was at times inhumane (Because of its strategy aiming to drain A company’s treasure, no matter what pain Is caused to the workers whom it won’t retain). Yes, Bain did some good, its defenders explain: Some pension funds shared in its capital gain. So vulture’s a label for Mitt they disdain— Though buzzard’s OK, and is just as germane.
May 30, 2012 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Amazon Effect The Amazon Effect
Amazon got big fast, hastening the arrival of digital publishing. But how big is too big?
May 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Steve Wasserman
How Germany Keeps Amazon at Bay and Literary Culture Alive How Germany Keeps Amazon at Bay and Literary Culture Alive
In Germany, fixed-price laws curtail the power of retail chains and help to sustain a vibrant literary culture.
May 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Michael Naumann
Bad Paper: On Philip Coggan Bad Paper: On Philip Coggan
Is the current financial crisis a problem of liquidity or one of solvency?
May 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Mihm
Recipe Recipe
You carry things at a right angle Subtract thirty years Add salt, breadcrumbs; add powdered sugar I walked through the woods there, the fields running under the phone lines, dry but cold, staying inside the tree-line, inside the dream The field side of things felt like early winter in the 1970s Three deer, two waiting on sawhorses, were being butchered in the snow by a couple wearing orange snowsuits There was a child There were statues in the woods with me One had a hand covering his mouth I’d parked near the one lane bridge Hid my car keys up inside the right front wheel-well I used to go on these walks all the time
May 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / David Dodd Lee
Frieze Frame: On Art Fairs Frieze Frame: On Art Fairs
Chockablock with art, art fairs are essentially authorless.
May 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Tempest Williams: The Mormon Church Is a Corporation (VIDEO) Tempest Williams: The Mormon Church Is a Corporation (VIDEO)
The Mormon Church is a corporation, says author and essayist Terry Tempest Williams, and there is reason to fear a Romney presidency....
May 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders
Don’t Think Twice Don’t Think Twice
Eric reviews his latest music choices and Reed analyzes recent trends in Congressional oratory.
May 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman