Books & the Arts

Life Among the Neo-Pagans Life Among the Neo-Pagans

Our reporter visits a "a magickal, psychedelic & multi-cultural" forest outing and asks, Are New Age, Old Religion believers an endangered species in Born Again America?

Aug 24, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Paul Krassner

The Philosophy of Art The Philosophy of Art

Arthur Danto talks about art in America, the rise of pluralism and how The Nation changed his life.

Aug 18, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Natasha Degen

Eat the Document Eat the Document

Stuart Klawans reviews four documentary films.

Aug 11, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

After Hours After Hours

At Day's Close details everything that went on in the pre-industrial night, from fear to licentiousness.

Aug 11, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Terry Eagleton

The Twilight Zone The Twilight Zone

Though Bergelson wrote in Germany during the 1920s, his stories in Shadows of Berlin are more focused on the past apocalypse than the impending one.

Aug 11, 2005 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman

The Unexamined Life The Unexamined Life

Sean Wilsey's new memoir is a vulnerable, aching, unresolved account of growing up rich amid San Francisco's high society.

Aug 11, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Lee Siegel

Spectacle Spectacle

Recent movies including War of the Worlds and Land of the Dead reflect today's political landscape.

Aug 11, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein

The Most Revolutionary Art Form The Most Revolutionary Art Form

Can a vibrant and cosmopolitan artistic scene heal the wounds of Afghanistan's traumatic past?

Aug 5, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Ishaan Tharoor

The Buzz and the Fury The Buzz and the Fury

Faulkner does Oprah.

Aug 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Lingeman

Time Out of Mind Time Out of Mind

There are no ordinary shots in Wong Kar Wai's 2046 and no ordinary sounds--which is remarkable, given that you've seen and heard everything before.

Jul 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

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