The Blackboard Jungle The Blackboard Jungle
A film about juvenile delinquency left kids dancing in the aisles to devil's music--Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock"--and the rock 'n' roll generation was spawned.
Jan 2, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
‘Bush Shoes’ Become a Big Hit Abroad ‘Bush Shoes’ Become a Big Hit Abroad
The Turkish manufacturer that made the shoe that an Iraqi journalist threw at Bush earlier this month has been inundated by several hundred thousand orders.
Jan 2, 2009 / Countdown
A Day at the Races A Day at the Races
Who doesn't love a hot tootsie-frootsie ice cream?
Jan 2, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Mark Van Doren
To Live and Die in Gaza To Live and Die in Gaza
As Israel’s bombardment of Gaza continues, a Nation contributor with roots in the region gives voice to the on-the-ground experience of those who have endured the attacks.
Jan 2, 2009 / Feature / Laila Al-Arian
The View From Tel Aviv The View From Tel Aviv
Israel's attack on Gaza has benefited the current leadership, especially Defense Minister Ehud Barak, in pre-election polling. But do they have an exit strategy?
Jan 2, 2009 / Feature / Hillel Schenker
Gandhi Gandhi
Ben Kingsley's channeled Mohandas Gandhi so deeply that it's difficult to view pictures of the sainted Indian leader without thinking of the actor.
Jan 2, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Tootsie Tootsie
Twenty-five years before Katy Perry, Jessica Lange kisses a girl and it feels good, even if it is Dustin Hoffman.
Jan 2, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Roger and Me Roger and Me
The real question is who comes off worse: the callous GM executive, the bunny-cidal woman or Bob Eubanks, the anti-Semitic, joke-telling gameshow host.
Jan 1, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
A mental institution is the setting for Ken Kesey's 1962 parable about the power of the state.
Jan 1, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
The Great Dictator The Great Dictator
Hitler was said to have seen this twice. One tends to doubt, however, that he gave it a thumbs up.
Jan 1, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Franz Hoellering