Walter Mosley’s Alien Script Walter Mosley’s Alien Script
The author opens up about his latest art exhibition, magic, failure and unexpected success.
Sep 6, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Fatima Bhojani
‘Rodman Returns to North Korea to Visit Kim’—The New York Times ‘Rodman Returns to North Korea to Visit Kim’—The New York Times
So Rodman makes more Sturm und Drang By planning a trip to Pyongyang. What purpose is served by this junket? He may think he’ll teach Kim to dunk it. But Kim Jong-un, being vest-pocket In size, would require a rocket. Of course, as he’s wont to disclose, The man has no shortage of those.
Sep 4, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Remembering Seamus Heaney Remembering Seamus Heaney
The contrarian poet refused to toe any party line.
Sep 4, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Margaret Spillane
Jester and Priest: On Leszek Kolakowski Jester and Priest: On Leszek Kolakowski
How the great Polish philosopher went from being an anticlerical scourge to an apostle of John Paul II.
Sep 4, 2013 / Books & the Arts / John Connelly
More of Less More of Less
Thomas Hirschhorn’s unmonumental monument to egalitarianism and Antonio Gramsci.
Sep 4, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Summer’s Fall: White House Down Summer’s Fall: White House Down
The happy ending to Hollywood’s summer: not guy gets girl but guy gets job.
Sep 4, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover
The Hidden History of New York City’s Central Library Plan The Hidden History of New York City’s Central Library Plan
Why did one of the world’s greatest libraries adopt a $300 million transformation without any real public debate?
Aug 28, 2013 / Feature / Scott Sherman
Another Constructive Tea Party Agenda Another Constructive Tea Party Agenda
“Some Republicans Nurture Dreams of Impeaching Obama” —New York Times headline The limits of our patience have been reached: Obama simply has to be impeached. High crimes and misdemeanors? Yes, this traitor Must have them. We’ll produce a long list later. For now, we say he has to get the sack. You may have noticed, by the way—he’s black.
Aug 28, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Colonist of Good Will: On Albert Camus The Colonist of Good Will: On Albert Camus
Algerian Chronicles shows that Camus still has something to say to us—not about terrorism but economic justice.
Aug 27, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Thomas Meaney
Drawing the Line: Architects and Prisons Drawing the Line: Architects and Prisons
A call for architects to refuse to design chambers of living death.
Aug 27, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michael Sorkin