Books & the Arts

Marjorie Garber, PI Marjorie Garber, PI

A look at a new book by the author of Vested Interests.

May 3, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Robert S. Boynton

Margaret Mead vs. Tony Soprano Margaret Mead vs. Tony Soprano

Feminist anthropology fights for public voice in a new era.

May 3, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Micaela di Leonardo

Hitler’s Willing Executives Hitler’s Willing Executives

John Friedman reviews Edwin Black's IBM and the Holocaust and Reinhold Billstein et al.'s Working for the Enemy.

May 3, 2001 / Books & the Arts / John S. Friedman

The Designer Workplace The Designer Workplace

Debra Cash visits the Museum of Modern Art's "Workspheres" exhibition.

Apr 26, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Debra Cash

Who Lost the Working Class? Who Lost the Working Class?

A funny thing happened on the way to the election--here's what it portends.

Apr 26, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Levison

Mexico at the Multiplex Mexico at the Multiplex

B. Ruby Rich reviews the films Amores Perros and Spy Kids.

Apr 26, 2001 / Books & the Arts / B. Ruby Rich

Black Entertainment Television’s ‘Lifestyle’ Choice Black Entertainment Television’s ‘Lifestyle’ Choice

The departure of Tavis Smiley leaves a hole in the programming calendar of BET, but that's only part of the problem.

Apr 26, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Makani Themba

Discovery/The Nation ’01 Prizewinners Discovery/The Nation ’01 Prizewinners

The Nation announces the winners of Discovery/The Nation, the Joan Leiman Jacobson Poetry Prize.

Apr 19, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Grace Schulman

Compassionate Aversionism Compassionate Aversionism

Within weeks of taking office, President Bush started to dispense compassionate conservatism with a vengeance. As the first order of business, he moved to give a massive tax windf...

Apr 19, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Gara LaMarche

China: Beyond the Matrix China: Beyond the Matrix

Bill Clinton and George Will so rarely agree with each other that when they embrace the same position, we should be alarmed. This thought came to mind upon realizing that their st...

Apr 19, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Wasserstrom

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