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Self-Portrait, 1955, by Vivian Maier
Self-Portrait in a Sheet Mirror: On Vivian Maier (Photography, Books and the Arts)

The recently discovered photographs of Vivian Maier are tantalizing works of artistry and ambition.

Joanna Scott
Krzysztof Kieslowski’s White
Shelf Life (Film, Shelf Life, Books and the Arts)

Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Three Colors, Gavin O’Connor’s Warrior

Akiva Gottlieb
Sacha Baron Cohen, second from left, in The Dictator
Outrageous (Film, Books and the Arts)

Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator; Emad Brunat and Guy Davidi’s 5 Broken Cameras

Stuart Klawans
The Road to Hi Hat (Poems, Books and the Arts)
Merrill Gilfillan
Cradle Knoll (Poems, Books and the Arts)
Merrill Gilfillan
New Orleans Jazz Fest
Jazz Fest and the Ghosts of New Orleans (Cities, Music)

In a city divided by extremes, the festival brings together all kinds of people to cook up something marvelous.

Eric Alterman
funeral coffee tea (Poems, Books and the Arts)
Michael Casey
Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man: On Gil Scott Heron (Music, Books and the Arts)

The musician’s posthumous memoir, The Last Holiday, is as rich and ambiguous as his declaration that “The Revolution Will Not be Televised.”

Franklin Bruno
Left to Right (2011), by Stanley Whitney
Empty and Full: On Stanley Whitney and Jacqueline Humphries (Fine Art, Books and the Arts)

When is a little more than enough in a painting?

Barry Schwabsky
Leviticus Again (Poems, Books and the Arts)
Yannai

Blogs

Don't Think Twice
Eric Alterman

Eric reviews his latest music choices and Reed analyzes recent trends in Congressional oratory.

May 25, 2012
Top Ten Memorial Day Songs
Peter Rothberg

Songs about war and attendant suffering cut across all musical genres.

May 25, 2012
In 'Scandal' and 'Veep', Can Female Politicos Be Powerful—and Sexy, Too?
Salamishah Tillet

For women in politics, sexuality is often a liability. Will two new shows break the mold?

May 22, 2012
Occupy This Album
Peter Rothberg

A new collection featuring ninety-nine tracks of class-conscious music from ninety-nine artists.

May 17, 2012
Why the Friendship Segregation on HBO's 'Girls' Speaks to a Bigger Problem
Salamishah Tillet

For all our talk about the multiracialism of the millennial generation, the lack of interracial social connections is more than a coincidence.

May 10, 2012
MCA’s Feminist Legacy
Jessica Valenti

How the Beastie Boys brought hope to female hip hop fans.

May 8, 2012
Goodbye MCA
Peter Rothberg

For me, losing a Beastie Boy is like what losing a Beatle was to my father's generation.

May 4, 2012
Top Ten May Day Songs
Peter Rothberg

In tribute to all those planning actions for May Day, here’s my stab at the impossible task of naming the best songs ever written about working people.

April 25, 2012
On Feminism and Sadomasochistic Sex
Dana Goldstein

Katie Roiphe's Newsweek cover story ignores the fact that in every century and decade, sadomasochistic erotica has broken into the mainstream.

April 16, 2012
In Defense Of 'The Help'
Ilyse Hogue

Though complicated by controversy, a weekend in Los Angeles with thirty domestic workers underscores the power of Hollywood to propel social change. 

February 27, 2012