On the Tributes to Scooter Libby That So Underwhelmed the Judge On the Tributes to Scooter Libby That So Underwhelmed the Judge
It takes one to know one.
Jun 21, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Iraq’s Founding Mother Iraq’s Founding Mother
A biography of Gertrude Bell investigates the woman who created Iraq out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire.
Jun 14, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Charles Glass
Persian Ghosts Persian Ghosts
The complex historical tensions between Sunnis and Shiites are not enough to explain the current crisis in the Middle East.
Jun 14, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Chris Toensing
George W. Bush’s Reception in Albania George W. Bush’s Reception in Albania
The President's offshore approval ratings get a boost.
Jun 14, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Sopranos’ Last Song The Sopranos’ Last Song
With an ominous sense of foreboding, Tony Soprano takes his last drive down the Jersey Turnpike, after seven seasons and 86 bloody, sexy, curse-ridden episodes.
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Max Fraser
Good News From Romania? Good News From Romania?
12:08 East of Bucharest is a hilariously bleak film set on the sixteenth anniversary of Romania's revolution.
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Chinese Mirrors Chinese Mirrors
China has become like Israel: No matter the party, no matter the leader, the US government will defend its actions.
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein
Alberto Gonzales Is Still at His Post Alberto Gonzales Is Still at His Post
Don't worry, he's got it all under control.
Jun 7, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Farewell, Tony and Carm Farewell, Tony and Carm
As we begin our final hour with Tony Soprano and his two families, it's hard not to feel a familiar sense of loss.
Jun 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Max Fraser
Our Future Is In Your Hands Our Future Is In Your Hands
A cultural icon advises Gettysburg College graduates that social disengagement puts at risk everything unique and idealistic about our way of life.
Jun 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Harold Prince