Back Talk: Karen Cooper Back Talk: Karen Cooper
The director of Film Forum reflects on forty years of programming new releases, The Solitude of Prime Numbers and the rewards of being an autodidact.
Jul 14, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
Rebuild and Read: Books for a Post-Katrina Middle School Rebuild and Read: Books for a Post-Katrina Middle School
You can help the rebuilding and spread the love of reading.
Jul 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

Top 10 Most Patriotic Songs Ever: Nation Readers Speak Top 10 Most Patriotic Songs Ever: Nation Readers Speak
Nation readers' pick!
Jul 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Top Twelve Most Patriotic Songs Ever Top Twelve Most Patriotic Songs Ever
The best things about America can usually be found embodied in our national music.
Jul 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Roll Over Techno Roll Over Techno
Can the conundrum of Stravinsky's wayward development be answered by exploring his national roots?
Jul 1, 2010 / Books & the Arts / David Schiff
Roll Over Techno Roll Over Techno
Can the conundrum of Stravinsky's wayward development be answered by exploring his Russian roots?
Jun 30, 2010 / Books & the Arts / David Schiff

The Changing Light at Craneway The Changing Light at Craneway
In the film projects of Tacita Dean, everything is just about to disappear.
Jun 30, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Mirror, Mask, Labyrinth Mirror, Mask, Labyrinth
Two new collections of the poems of Jorge Luis Borges.
Jun 30, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Susan Stewart
Ghosting History Ghosting History
Heidi Durrow traces a young girl's harrowing plunge into racial identity.
Jun 30, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell
Barry Eisler vs. Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn and Brad Thor Barry Eisler vs. Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn and Brad Thor
A former covert CIA operative turned novelist is fast emerging as one of the most important fiction writers in the military/covert ops/political thriller genre dominated by right-w...
Jun 29, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Scahill