Culture

President Rudy’s War Council President Rudy’s War Council

Norman Podhoretz and Daniel Pipes consider how the newly elected President should proceed in the world arena. The first act of a five-act play.

Nov 21, 2007 / Peter C. Baker

War Novelist War Novelist

THE NAKED AND THE DEAD. By Norman Mailer.
Rinehart and Company. $4.

Nov 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ira Wolfert

The Thinking Person’s Reader’s Digest The Thinking Person’s Reader’s Digest

Lapham's Quarterly makes its debut, seeking to explain the present with illuminations from the past.

Nov 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Evan Cornog

Roscoe Mitchell’s Wolf Tones Roscoe Mitchell’s Wolf Tones

The subtle sounds of this saxophonist defy definition.

Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Brian Morton

Triumph of the Wills Triumph of the Wills

A new apologia for Anglo-Saxon noblesse oblige needs a reality check.

Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Brook

Rules of the Game Rules of the Game

A fresh translation of a Portuguese classic offers a poignant portrait of a country's decline.

Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Marcela Valdes

Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up? Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up?

The cranky, quirky and sometimes progressive politics practiced by a generation once considered slackers could be a deciding factor in this presidential election.

Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Pat Robertson, Protector of Traditional Family Values, Endorses Rudy Giuliani, a Serial Adulterer… Pat Robertson, Protector of Traditional Family Values, Endorses Rudy Giuliani, a Serial Adulterer…

Why Pat ♥ Rudy.

Nov 15, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Norman Mailer Norman Mailer

Ave atque vale, Aquarius.

Nov 15, 2007 / The Editors

Carter Speaks His Mind Carter Speaks His Mind

A conversation with the former President on Jonathan Demme's new film, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, and the difficulty of talking about Israel and Palestine.

Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

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