Elizabeth Pochoda

Victor Navasky looks at the camera wearing green knit tie and suit.

Remembering the “Placatory and Principled” Victor Navasky Remembering the “Placatory and Principled” Victor Navasky

Colleagues pay tribute to the former editor and publisher of The Nation.

Jan 30, 2023 / Editorial / Elizabeth Pochoda, Calvin Trillin, and Richard Lingeman

Philip Roth’s Great American Estate Sale

Philip Roth’s Great American Estate Sale Philip Roth’s Great American Estate Sale

The bidding is sparse, but the late author’s modest effects are revealing.

Jul 19, 2019 / Editorial / Elizabeth Pochoda

The Public’s Mobile Unit Restores the Mission of Theater

The Public’s Mobile Unit Restores the Mission of Theater The Public’s Mobile Unit Restores the Mission of Theater

A Midwestern tour of Sweat, staged in community spaces, invites its audience into the play.

Nov 2, 2018 / Field Notes / Elizabeth Pochoda

What the Black Dolls Say

What the Black Dolls Say What the Black Dolls Say

These rare survivors of early African-American art can illuminate much about our difficult history.

Sep 17, 2018 / Field Notes / Elizabeth Pochoda

Mourning the Violence of Its Past, Oklahoma City Is Moving Forward

Mourning the Violence of Its Past, Oklahoma City Is Moving Forward Mourning the Violence of Its Past, Oklahoma City Is Moving Forward

An innovative civic-education organization is inspiring students of a once-progressive state.

Aug 15, 2018 / Field Notes / Elizabeth Pochoda

Rethinking Cultural Currents of the South

Rethinking Cultural Currents of the South Rethinking Cultural Currents of the South

Two new projects remind us of the cultural potency of the region.

Jun 28, 2018 / Field Notes / Elizabeth Pochoda

Philip Roth

Remembering Philip Roth, 1933–2018 Remembering Philip Roth, 1933–2018

The late writer specialized in answering low blows with high spirits.

May 25, 2018 / Elizabeth Pochoda

How to Lose Friends and Influence People

How to Lose Friends and Influence People How to Lose Friends and Influence People

…and other tales from the “back of the book.”

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Pochoda

Arthur Danto: A Critic With ‘a Beatific Sense of Wonder’

Arthur Danto: A Critic With ‘a Beatific Sense of Wonder’ Arthur Danto: A Critic With ‘a Beatific Sense of Wonder’

If, in an age of mechanical reproduction, art had lost its aura, he restored that aura; he enchanted an unenchanted world.

Nov 6, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Pochoda

‘I See Thuh Black Card…’ ‘I See Thuh Black Card…’

A review of Suzan-Lori Parks's Topdog/Underdog.

May 9, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Pochoda

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