Chilling New Translation of Sophocles’ ‘Ajax’ Chilling New Translation of Sophocles’ ‘Ajax’
A new translation of Sophocles' Ajax derives chilling power from its infidelity to the original text.
Jul 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Emily Wilson
Top McCain Aide Says That Another Terrorist Attack on the US Would Be to McCain’s Advantage in the Election Top McCain Aide Says That Another Terrorist Attack on the US Would Be to McCain’s Advantage in the Election
What a way to energize your base.
Jul 1, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Aesthetic Is the Personal The Aesthetic Is the Personal
The Louise Bourgeois retrospective at the Guggenheim.
Jul 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Back Talk: David Levine Back Talk: David Levine
The longtime New York Review of Books illustrator discusses the delicate art of political cartooning.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
David Samuels and Journalism David Samuels and Journalism
The narrative journalism of David Samuels finds conversation, color and conflict in the vortex of American life.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
The CIA’s Failures The CIA’s Failures
The history of American intelligence-gathering is rife with incompetence, dysfunction and contempt toward legislative oversight.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Spencer Ackerman
Review: ‘Full Battle Rattle,’ ‘Get Smart’ Review: ‘Full Battle Rattle,’ ‘Get Smart’
Reviewing a homegrown war documentary, a portrait of Native American life and a pair of spy comedies.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
George W. Bush and the Politics of Knowledge Denial George W. Bush and the Politics of Knowledge Denial
Just as Moby-Dick was too much for Ahab, our new century may be too difficult for us to comprehend.
Jun 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / E.L. Doctorow
A Smear-cheer for Michelle Obama A Smear-cheer for Michelle Obama
Swiftboating with faint praise.
Jun 25, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Remembering Eliot Asinof Remembering Eliot Asinof
Eliot Asinof, blacklisted author of Eight Men Out, created a lifetime of work celebrating rebels and victims of injustice.
Jun 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeff Kisseloff