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Columbia and Paul, Weiss are reprising the gutlessness last seen in the McCarthy era.
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What Caused the Irish Famine? What Caused the Irish Famine?
A new book offers a comprehensive and heartbreaking account of the most terrible catastrophe to befall Ireland in the modern era.
Apr 8, 2025 / Books & the Arts / John Banville
The Rebellions of Murray Kempton The Rebellions of Murray Kempton
One of his generation’s most prolific journalists, Kempton never turned a blind eye to the inequalities all around him.
Apr 8, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick
Donald Trump’s Long Con Donald Trump’s Long Con
Trump’s “Art of” trilogy may be full of willful exaggeration but the books also reveal how the 1980s and ’90s formed his dog-eat-dog worldview.
Apr 7, 2025 / Books & the Arts / John Ganz
Billionaires Suck Billionaires Suck
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Apr 4, 2025 / OppArt / Karen Guancione
Larissa FastHorse’s Comedy “Fake It Until You Make It” Highlights the Absurdities of Ambition and Authenticity Larissa FastHorse’s Comedy “Fake It Until You Make It” Highlights the Absurdities of Ambition and Authenticity
It’s a whirlwind of competition, chaos, and comedic discovery.
Apr 4, 2025 / Michele Willens
Worse Than McCarthyism: Universities in the Age of Trump Worse Than McCarthyism: Universities in the Age of Trump
The target then was the nonexistent threat of Communist teachers; today, it’s the supposed radicalism of the academy and its alleged failure to fight antisemitism.
Apr 3, 2025 / Ellen Schrecker
The Excesses of “Mickey 17” The Excesses of “Mickey 17”
Bong Joon-ho’s sci-fi blockbuster is both the director’s simplest and most unwieldy feature yet.
Apr 3, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Phoebe Chen
