Culture

On a Confession of Adultery by Senator John Ensign On a Confession of Adultery by Senator John Ensign

Another creepy GOP sex scandal.

Jun 23, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Ground Control Ground Control

Hollowed-out bones are more buoyant, like the stray dog wagging its tail while following us back to the car. You asked if we could keep it; I said that whatever gets buried eventually climbs out of its hole, and just because something can float doesn't mean it can swim. So I'll hold this snackpack close to my chest as we head toward open water, especially now that meals have been discontinued on most long-distance flights, but people still want to fly.

Jun 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Alan Gilbert

Touring Empire’s Ruins: From Detroit to the Amazon Touring Empire’s Ruins: From Detroit to the Amazon

The empire ends with a pullout. Not from Iraq, but from Detroit.

Jun 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin

The New York World: A Journal of Duality The New York World: A Journal of Duality

The New York World is Pulitzer's greatest prize.

Jun 22, 2009 / Feature / Oswald Garrison Villard

Buffalo Bill Buffalo Bill

He was to the British what Jerry Lewis is to the French--much to the amusement of The Nation.

Jun 22, 2009 / The Editors

I’d Prefer Bill Douglas I’d Prefer Bill Douglas

He won't be the next president of the United States--but Fred Rodell says he ought to be.

Jun 18, 2009 / Feature / Fred Rodell

Seed Projects: The Fiction of Alejandro Zambra Seed Projects: The Fiction of Alejandro Zambra

Does Alejandro Zambra's Bonsai mark the end of an era in Chilean literature?

Jun 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Marcela Valdes

A World Apart? : The White House and the Middle East A World Apart? : The White House and the Middle East

A shrewd history of why US presidents have failed to make Israel accept a plan for regional peace.

Jun 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai

The Private Thoughts of a TV Anchor as He Observes the Iranian Election The Private Thoughts of a TV Anchor as He Observes the Iranian Election

What's in a name?

Jun 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin

Iran’s Fabulous Oil…and Other Popular Fables Iran’s Fabulous Oil…and Other Popular Fables

The west was easily gulled by the promise of a new era of progress and prosperity under the Shah.

Jun 17, 2009 / Feature / A. Kessel

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