The Colbert Report: The Word–‘Change’ The Colbert Report: The Word–‘Change’
Colbert laments that many 'hard-working scaremongers' may lose their job now that Obama has won the presidency.
Nov 6, 2008 / The Colbert Report
The Dread of Failure: On Desplechin and Kaufman The Dread of Failure: On Desplechin and Kaufman
Reviews: Arnaud Desplechin's enchanted A Christmas Tale and Charlie Kaufman's brilliant Synedoche, New York.
Nov 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Unreal City: Rilke’s Phantasmagoric Fiction Unreal City: Rilke’s Phantasmagoric Fiction
An appraisal of Rainer Maria Rilke's novel, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge.
Nov 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Lytal
Bloodstained Ghosts: The Children of Revolutionary France Bloodstained Ghosts: The Children of Revolutionary France
Robert Gildea examines France between the revolution and World War I.
Nov 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Ruth Scurr
Between Reticence and Revelation: Bishop’s and Lowell’s Letters Between Reticence and Revelation: Bishop’s and Lowell’s Letters
Reading the letters of Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop.
Nov 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / James Longenbach
Studs Studs
Remembering our national griot, the bearer of stories of people, ordinary and extraordinary.
Nov 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
Race in America, November 5, 2008 Race in America, November 5, 2008
It's been a long time coming.
Nov 5, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Daily Show: Post-Election Fear Sets In The Daily Show: Post-Election Fear Sets In
Now that the election is over and Barack Obama has been elected, what will we have to make fun of?
Nov 5, 2008 / The Daily Show
The Idiocrats The Idiocrats
Why do Internet boosters continue to confuse social networking with art?
Nov 4, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Provan
Saturday Night Live’s Olbermann Sketch, Starring Ben Affleck Saturday Night Live’s Olbermann Sketch, Starring Ben Affleck
What if Keith Olbermann delivered a scathing special comment in defense of his fluffy white cat?
Nov 3, 2008 / Saturday Night Live