Uncomplicated
Daniel Miller
Slavoj Žižek's newest book may cause readers to conclude that the superstar philosopher has misplaced his marbles.
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Strange Alchemy
Michael Kazin
In A Conservative History of the American Left, Daniel Flynn can't decide whether to ridicule the left or fear it.
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Taz Year Thirty
Paul Hockenos
Germany's leading left daily wins the fight to name a street after a leader of the 1968 student movement.
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Looking Past Clichés
Laila Lalami
The Visitor is that rare film that defines Arabs not as ethnic or religious stereotypes but as individuals.
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The Light Stuff
Melanie Rehak : Literacy & Reading
The Kindle e-reader lightens your load, but can you curl up with it in bed?
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Victim 'Hood
Chris Lehmann : Publishing Industry
An account of the most recent installment in the nation's sick love affair with literary exhibitionists.
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Professing Literature in 2008
William Deresiewicz : Higher Education
Why is the intellectual agenda of English departments being set by teenagers?
This week: A look at the advocacy group MoveOn.org at 10. Plus: Controversy in Africa over the indictment of the Sudanese President; Amy Alexander and Chris Rabb on the challenges facing minority journalists in their transition to the web; and The Nation's new sex column. (13mb mp3)
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