Culture

The Anatomy of Fear The Anatomy of Fear

In his memoir Wish I Could Be There, Allen Shawn movingly details a life crippled by phobias.

Mar 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / D.T. Max

The Things They Carried The Things They Carried

The Bastard of Istanbul, a saga of two interwoven families, bravely violates Turkish taboo with its description of the Armenian genocide.

Mar 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis

Some Former Backsliders Try to Please the Christian Right Some Former Backsliders Try to Please the Christian Right

Want us to jump? How high?

Mar 1, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Empire Fall Empire Fall

A biography of Bernard Fall examines the life of the man who laid the foundations for contemporary war reporting.

Feb 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Christian Parenti

Lincoln’s Antiwar Record Lincoln’s Antiwar Record

Looking for a model lawmaker who called a President to account for launching a war on fabricated grounds? Consider Illinois Representative Abraham Lincoln's rebuke of James Polk.

Feb 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

Winter Light Winter Light

Stuart Klawans reviews Into Great Silence, Sátántangó and the Museum of Modern Art's retrospective of Abbas Kiarostami's films.

Feb 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Remembering Norma Rae Remembering Norma Rae

Why does Hollywood render unions and the working class invisible?

Feb 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Robert Nathan and Jo-Ann Mort

The Strains of Inspiration The Strains of Inspiration

The Friendship describes how Wordsworth and Coleridge's fiercely uneven relationship affected their lives and work.

Feb 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Rée

Liberalism’s Lost Libretto Liberalism’s Lost Libretto

Tom Stoppard's epic Coast of Utopia speaks as much to the state of the American left as it does to the roots of Russia's revolution.

Feb 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

A Republican Talks Straight to an Anti-Surge Democrat A Republican Talks Straight to an Anti-Surge Democrat

The ultimate test of patriotism.

Feb 22, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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