In the American Grain In the American Grain
After his death in 1975 at the age of 70, Lionel Trilling underwent something of an eclipse.
Sep 7, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Ilan Stavans
Iraq: What the Butler Saw Iraq: What the Butler Saw
At the beginning of September, Hans Blix, head of UNMOVIC, the latest UN commission for verifying Iraqi disarmament, poised to report his new team's readiness to go into Iraq.
Sep 7, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Ian Williams
A Dream of Californication A Dream of Californication
A genre is dissolving.
Sep 7, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Melvin Jules Bukiet
‘The Ultimate Bad Review’ ‘The Ultimate Bad Review’
If our political parties insist on producing bad show business, then the least we should demand is that Hollywood make good movies.
Aug 24, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Shedding Lincoln’s Mantle Shedding Lincoln’s Mantle
American politicians are not noted for their historical self-consciousness.
Jul 27, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
A Devil Theory of Islam A Devil Theory of Islam
Judith Miller is a New York Times reporter much in evidence on talk shows and seminars on the Middle East.
Jul 25, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Edward W. Said
MP3: It’s Only Rock and Roll and The Kids Are Alright MP3: It’s Only Rock and Roll and The Kids Are Alright
Once upon a time there was a struggling young California band. Its music was too loud and its image too unpolished for MTV.
Jul 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Siva Vaidhyanathan
A City That Worked A City That Worked
The New York of 1945 was the victorious city of the New Deal and World War II, one that can barely be glimpsed today beneath postmodern towers and billboards for dot-com enterprise...
Jul 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Robert W. Snyder
The Speed of Poetry The Speed of Poetry
When I visit the Poetry Publication Showcase, an annual display of the year's new poetry books at Poets House in Manhattan, I feel as if I've been granted a precious audience wit...
Jul 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Jan Clausen
The Flounder The Flounder
Long before I'd gone to a theater and lashed myself to a seat, I formed two expectations about The Perfect Storm.
Jul 13, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans