Books & the Arts

A Shimmery Cube

A Shimmery Cube A Shimmery Cube

What is the science behind how we experience architecture?

Oct 11, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Paul Goldberger

The War to End All Wars

The War to End All Wars The War to End All Wars

The ardent but flawed movement against World War I.

Oct 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Geoffrey Wheatcroft

Barbarian Virtues

Barbarian Virtues Barbarian Virtues

James Scott's search for the origins of the state.

Oct 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn

The Many Worlds of Nicole Krauss

The Many Worlds of Nicole Krauss The Many Worlds of Nicole Krauss

In her new novel, Forest Dark, fact and fiction blur.

Oct 3, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sue Halpern

Post-Elect

Post-Elect Post-Elect

The sun predicted this, with its rays determined through the blinds like blades of why. No one has given me an education for what this means, a destruction of firsts: our first bla…

Sep 28, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Iliana Rocha

The Ghost on the Handle

The Ghost on the Handle The Ghost on the Handle

The houses here are named La Vague and Chantebrise like places in a childhood daydream, an actual lake filled with literal swans. As a kid, I was most at home in the pages of a boo…

Sep 28, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kathy Fagan

The Rage of White Folk

The Rage of White Folk The Rage of White Folk

How the silent majority became a loud and angry minority.

Sep 27, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

Alberto Giacometti and Alice Neel, Face to Face

Alberto Giacometti and Alice Neel, Face to Face Alberto Giacometti and Alice Neel, Face to Face

The two artists have more in common than it might seem.

Sep 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Pilgrim Bell

Pilgrim Bell Pilgrim Bell

My savior has powers and he needs. To be convinced to use them for good. Up until now he has been. A no-call no-show. The menace. Of ecstasy like a hornets nest buzzing. Under ice.

Sep 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kaveh Akbar

Blaming the People

Blaming the People Blaming the People

Is democracy really the problem?

Sep 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Jan-Werner Müller

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