After the Bombs After the Bombs
Friends in the States seemed to assume that this was London's 9/11--it wasn't.
Jul 14, 2005 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis and D.D. Guttenplan
London After the Bombing London After the Bombing
The attacks seemed designed to maximize fear, not casualties.
Jul 7, 2005 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis
Kindred Spirits Kindred Spirits
Michael Cunningham delivers a historical/noir/sci-fi novel haunted by 9/11 and Walt Whitman.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis
Blair: Mistrust Grows Blair: Mistrust Grows
Labour's big tent is shrinking.
Apr 28, 2005 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis and D.D. Guttenplan
Dutch Tolerance Tried Dutch Tolerance Tried
“We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.” So said the philosopher Karl Popper near the end of World War II.
Dec 2, 2004 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis
Fears of a World Divided Fears of a World Divided
Disillusionment is the most painful of emotions.
Nov 4, 2004 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis
Letter From Athens Letter From Athens
Pre-Olympics, anxious bravado prevails.
Jul 1, 2004 / Feature / Maria Margaronis
Where the Wild Things Are Where the Wild Things Are
There's a temptation to begin with death. The dark title of A.S. Byatt's Little Black Book of Stories suggests it; the phrase is also a riposte to D.H.
May 27, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis
Letter From London Letter From London
In Labour Britain there's a deep sense of pessimism and betrayal.
Mar 21, 2004 / Feature / Maria Margaronis
Britain’s Secret Sharers Britain’s Secret Sharers
Barely a month ago Prime Minister Tony Blair looked unstoppable. He'd survived, narrowly, a revolt within his own party over plans to allow universities to charge higher tuition ...
Mar 4, 2004 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis and D.D. Guttenplan