Jean-Luc Godard and the End of Cinema Jean-Luc Godard and the End of Cinema
The French director is still grappling with the collapsing culture of cinema while imagining its future incarnation.
Feb 25, 2015 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman
A Volcano of Documents A Volcano of Documents
How the discovery of police archives has altered the memory of political atrocities in Guatemala.
Feb 25, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Peter Canby
Dhaka Stories Dhaka Stories
K. Anis Ahmed’s stringent tales of life in the sprawling capital of Bangladesh.
Feb 25, 2015 / Books & the Arts / André Naffis-Sahely
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Khirbet Khizeh is a study in ambiguity of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Feb 25, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eyal Press
The Necessity of ‘Citizenfour’ The Necessity of ‘Citizenfour’
A win for the Edward Snowden documentary is a win for democracy.
Feb 23, 2015 / Blog / Ali Gharib
Patricia Arquette’s Equal Pay Message Needs a Drastic Rewrite Patricia Arquette’s Equal Pay Message Needs a Drastic Rewrite
For people who truly care about this issue, there's more to do than glory in Ms. Arquette's acceptance speech.
Feb 23, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Why We’ll Remember Lesley Gore Why We’ll Remember Lesley Gore
The ’60s crooner was a pioneer for women’s and LGBT rights in the entertainment industry and for social justice everywhere.
Feb 19, 2015 / Lived History / Peter Rothberg
We Have Been Watching the Same Movie About America’s Wars for 75 Years We Have Been Watching the Same Movie About America’s Wars for 75 Years
Missed American Sniper? That’s okay—you’ve probably already seen it.
Feb 19, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Peter Van Buren
Inequality and One City Inequality and One City
Eric previews his new book on de Blasio's fight to make New York a more equitable city and reviews the city's latest shows: it's all inside today's Altercation.
Feb 17, 2015 / Blog / Eric Alterman
February 12, 1924: George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ Premieres in New York February 12, 1924: George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ Premieres in New York
It was “a new chapter to our musical history,” The Nation’s reviewer averred.
Feb 12, 2015 / The Almanac / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac