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Man in the Middle: On Philip Glass (Arts and Entertainment, Music, Theater, Books and the Arts)

Philip Glass’s new opera, The Perfect American, is a mix of bluster and inspiration.

Jonathan Blitzer
Kerry Washington
On the Politics of 'Scandal' (Gender and Sexuality, Television, Politics)

ABC’s hit show, created by Shonda Rhimes and starring Kerry Washington, is a truly original political soap opera.

Ken Tucker
One Issue That Seems to Be Getting Bipartisan Support in the Senate (Humor)
Calvin Trillin
Photos of movement, leaders, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Betty Friedan, Marlene Dixon
Unreal Choices: On The Feminine Mystique (Books & Arts, Feminism, Books and Ideas, Gender Issues, Cultural Criticism and Analysis, Non-fiction)

For Betty Friedan, feminism was humanism: a question of growth, maturation and identity.

Julia M. Klein
Neighborhood (Books & Arts, Poetry)
Judith Harris
Photo of George Saunders
The Strange Arcane: On George Saunders (Books & Arts, Class, Books and Ideas, Fiction, Humor, Literature)

In the short stories of Tenth of December, the impression of chaos belies a careful design.

Aaron Thier
Picture of a copy of G.L. Bernini’s Louis XIV Equestrian
Shelf Life (Books & Arts, Biography, Fine Art, Shelf Life, Books and the Arts)
Barry Schwabsky
The Quarrels of Others: On Anti-Semitism (Books & Arts, Religion, History, Non-fiction)

With Anti-Judaism, David Nirenberg has recast the debate about the origins and nature of anti-Semitism in Western thought.

R.I. Moore
Kim Jong-un, Dictator of North Korea and BFF of Dennis Rodman, Threatens to Use Nuclear Weapons Against the United States (Humor)
Calvin Trillin
The Rehabilitation of Elliott Abrams (Foreign Policy, History)
Eric Alterman

Blogs

Top Ten Woody Guthrie Songs
Peter Rothberg

A centennial tribute to the man whose influence has been as profoundly felt as that of any musician in US, and perhaps world, history.

July 13, 2012
10 Comedians Who Aren't Defending Rape Jokes
Katie Halper

Funnily enough, not all comedians are defending Daniel Tosh’s rape jokes.

July 12, 2012
Woody at 100
Peter Rothberg

Woody Guthrie's influence was as profoundly felt as any musician in US, and perhaps world, history.

July 11, 2012
Ronald Reagan and Walt Disney: Together at Last
Jon Wiener

There’s a new Disney exhibit at the Reagan library. But what are drawings of Bambi and Cinderella doing in the National Archives?

July 9, 2012
Tweet Beat: The Top Ten Best Republican Songs
Katie Halper

Twitter brings you the the best Republican songs you've never heard of. 

July 9, 2012
Independence for Indy Publisher Chelsea Green
Laura Flanders

Chelsea Green employees celebrated July 4th this year, not only independent but as brand-new employee-owners of their company.

July 4, 2012
Top Ten July 4th Songs
Peter Rothberg

These ten songs, taken together, help distill the American experience and make clear both what’s great about the US and what we still need to be working on.

July 3, 2012
Poor Boys and Pilgrims
Eric Alterman

 Eric on Heart and Paul Simon and Reed on the absurdity of the anger surrounding leaks.

June 15, 2012
Tempest Williams: The Mormon Church Is a Corporation (VIDEO)
Laura Flanders

The Mormon Church is a corporation, says author and essayist Terry Tempest Williams, and there is reason to fear a Romney presidency....

May 27, 2012
Don't Think Twice
Eric Alterman

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

May 25, 2012