Everybody Knows Walter Cronkite Everybody Knows Walter Cronkite
The late, legendary broadcaster shares his prescient impressions of the state of national media in America.
Jul 18, 2009 / The Nation
Bruno: Offensive, Funny or Just Shocking? Bruno: Offensive, Funny or Just Shocking?
The Nation's Richard Kim and others discuss the admittedly provocative antics of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest creation.
Jul 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / GRITtv
Afghanistan Is Based on Lies and Illusions Afghanistan Is Based on Lies and Illusions
The new film The Fixer, featuring The Nation's Christian Parenti, captures some edgy, fearful truths about the war in Afghanistan.
Jul 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Ann Jones
Fleeting Exchanges: Helen Levitt Remembered Fleeting Exchanges: Helen Levitt Remembered
Helen Levitt's idiosyncratic photographs.
Jul 15, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Jana Prikryl
Mixing History and Desire: The Poetry of C.P. Cavafy Mixing History and Desire: The Poetry of C.P. Cavafy
A new collection of C.P. Cavafy's beautiful, musical poems.
Jul 15, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis
Ghost Poem Ghost Poem
The story begins Waiting for the trick When after life Death ends The night goes on The sick sea As much as possible Comes to me In the form of But not alive In the words from But not dead We wed or end Swallowed by Sick with And again
Jul 15, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Laura Moriarty
Sotomayor Hearings: White Men Can’t Judge Sotomayor Hearings: White Men Can’t Judge
Jon Stewart takes on the absurdity of Senate confirmation hearings by deflating the pomposity of senators from both parties.
Jul 15, 2009 / The Daily Show
A Note on Gershwin A Note on Gershwin
Rhapsodizing about "Rhapsody in Blue."
Jul 15, 2009 / Feature / Abbe Niles