Lincoln, Midnight Lincoln, Midnight
Never have I seen such majestic shins. He is pensive, frock coat unbuttoned, larger than once planned, and if he were to stand his head would nearly scrape the ceiling. What if tha…
Dec 14, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sandra Beasley
The Candle of Memory The Candle of Memory
Anne Applebaum's new history of the Ukrainian famine illustrates the perils of using the past in service of today's politics.
Dec 14, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sophie Pinkham
The Second Klan The Second Klan
Linda Gordon’s new book captures how white supremacy has long been part of our political mainstream.
Dec 13, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kevin M. Kruse
Sally Hawkins’s Voiceless Desire Sally Hawkins’s Voiceless Desire
Of all the big year-end films, Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is the most deeply moving.
Dec 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
What Revolution? What Revolution?
Enzo Traverso’s new book offers us a guide to the left that the 20th century left behind.
Nov 30, 2017 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman
The Peregrinations of Raja Shehadeh The Peregrinations of Raja Shehadeh
After the loss of his father and the failure of Oslo, the Palestinian activist turned to writing in order to continue crossing into those territories that became increasingly off l...
Nov 29, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Ursula Lindsey
Shamir’s Reinvention Shamir’s Reinvention
On Revelations, he trades the glitz and brashness of his early work for a more ruminative and uncertain sound.
Nov 17, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen
Dana Schutz, After the Whitney Biennial Dana Schutz, After the Whitney Biennial
A recent show of Schutz's work sheds light on a facet of her art that connects Open Casket to the rest of her paintings.
Nov 17, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Jennifer Egan’s Shadow Worlds Jennifer Egan’s Shadow Worlds
Manhattan Beach maps the networks of power working just below New York’s surface.
Nov 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Katherine Hill
Orhan Pamuk’s Fathers and Sons Orhan Pamuk’s Fathers and Sons
In The Red Haired Woman, the Turkish novelist returns to a central theme in much of his work.
Nov 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kaya Genç