Chaos, Clocks, Juxtapositions Chaos, Clocks, Juxtapositions
With the release of the Dylan pastiche I'm Not There, Todd Haynes revises our cultural memory by adjusting familiar clichés.
Dec 6, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Kent Jones
The Old and New Shapes of Nuclear Danger The Old and New Shapes of Nuclear Danger
During the cold war, the driving force was the bilateral arms race; now it's proliferation.
Dec 6, 2007 / Feature / Jonathan Schell
A Short Summary of What Karl Rove Now Says About the Origins of the War A Short Summary of What Karl Rove Now Says About the Origins of the War
War? What war?
Dec 5, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
TransAfrica’s Tribute to Ruby Dee TransAfrica’s Tribute to Ruby Dee
"She is our elder and our sister and our daughter. We celebrate her as we celebrate the moon: our guide through the dark, dark night."
Dec 5, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Walter Mosley
Dreamlife Without Angels Dreamlife Without Angels
John Ashbery has given us the ideal poetry for the Information Age.
Nov 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
Orwelled Orwelled
A recent collection of essays brings George Orwell into the new millennium.
Nov 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
Dark Rooms Dark Rooms
Susie Linfield | The photographers who documented the Spanish Civil War captured the heart of battle in ways that now seem iconic but were then radically new.
Nov 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Susie Linfield
Bare-Bones Huckabee Creeps Up on Free-Spending Romney in Iowa, While Humming ‘O Tannenbaum’ Bare-Bones Huckabee Creeps Up on Free-Spending Romney in Iowa, While Humming ‘O Tannenbaum’
Great hair and lots of money can't get you everything.
Nov 29, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Taxaholics Anonymous Taxaholics Anonymous
My name is Annabelle, and I love paying taxes.
Nov 28, 2007 / Annabelle Gurwitch
Pointe Work Pointe Work
Nureyev: The Life brings new focus to an iconic figure of modern ballet.
Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Marina Harss