Give Me the Bad News First Give Me the Bad News First
Press coverage is hasty, error-prone and frequently depressing—but it nonetheless plays a vital role in our society.
Apr 18, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Man in the Middle: On Philip Glass Man in the Middle: On Philip Glass
Philip Glass’s new opera, The Perfect American, is a mix of bluster and inspiration.
Mar 27, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Blitzer
The Russian Optimist: An Interview With Opposition Rocker Yuri Shevchuk The Russian Optimist: An Interview With Opposition Rocker Yuri Shevchuk
The well-known musician talks about the adoption ban, Pussy Riot and the future of the opposition movement.
Jan 27, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Alec Luhn
Magna Carter Magna Carter
Every musical note has life in it. For six decades the composer Elliott Carter imagined that life precisely.
Jan 23, 2013 / Books & the Arts / David Schiff
Jail Guitar Doors Jail Guitar Doors
By providing free instruments, we use music to help rehabilitate prison inmates.
Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Billy Bragg
Off-Key: On Paul Elie Off-Key: On Paul Elie
Can recordings of classical music ever be in concert with concert hall performances?
Dec 31, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell
Shaken and Stirred Shaken and Stirred
Some details in Skyfall are just too silly to accept.
Nov 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Bob Dylan’s ‘Tempest’: A Q&A with Greil Marcus Bob Dylan’s ‘Tempest’: A Q&A with Greil Marcus
The long-time Dylan historian sounds off on the Bard’s thirty-fifth studio album.
Oct 2, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Rockers Renew Radicalism of Woody’s ‘This Land is Your Land’ Rockers Renew Radicalism of Woody’s ‘This Land is Your Land’
Tom Morello marks Guthrie’s 100th by restoring the left-wing verses of his most famous song.
Jul 13, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Woody at 100 Woody at 100
Woody Guthrie's influence was as profoundly felt as any musician in US, and perhaps world, history.
Jul 11, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg