Books & the Arts

And I Still Speak of It

And I Still Speak of It And I Still Speak of It

I did not see the sky today it does or does not matter why I sat inside & looked away into the north-facing light of what I can’t won’t shouldn’t say a girl I know of wants to…

Feb 23, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Zucker

Picabia’s Monsters

Picabia’s Monsters Picabia’s Monsters

Even at his most iconoclastic, the French avant-gardist sought to paint life.

Feb 23, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

When Time Stopped Forever

When Time Stopped Forever When Time Stopped Forever

Han Kang’s new novel mines the violent past and uncertain future of South Korean politics.

Feb 22, 2017 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim

Socialism’s Return

Socialism’s Return Socialism’s Return

After more than a half-century in the wilderness, the socialist left reemerges in America.

Feb 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Patrick Iber

Epivir, d4T, Crixivan

Epivir, d4T, Crixivan Epivir, d4T, Crixivan

The new disease came, but not without warning. The drugs were a toxic combo that kept the sick going another year. I loved how you talked in your sleep about free will. Your clothe…

Feb 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Henri Cole

Austra’s Ear for the Moment

Austra’s Ear for the Moment Austra’s Ear for the Moment

The band’s new album calls for the future by harkening to the past.

Feb 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Erin Vanderhoof

Is ‘The Salesman’ the Best Foreign-Language Film of 2016?

Is ‘The Salesman’ the Best Foreign-Language Film of 2016? Is ‘The Salesman’ the Best Foreign-Language Film of 2016?

Stuart Klawans on Asghar Farhadi’s new feature.

Feb 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Saul Friedländer’s Many Lives

Saul Friedländer’s Many Lives Saul Friedländer’s Many Lives

What is the relationship between the Holocaust’s history and its memory?

Feb 15, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Peter E. Gordon

Edward Jay Epstein’s Alternative Facts

Edward Jay Epstein’s Alternative Facts Edward Jay Epstein’s Alternative Facts

A new book suggests Snowden may have been a spy, but what it reveals is its author’s own duplicity.

Feb 14, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sue Halpern

The Muse of History

The Muse of History The Muse of History

I. CLIO “let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth” The past’s fantasia cannot hold or let us go. Flycatcher catching itself in the pool’s glint gaze, Samarkand where Tamerlane…

Feb 9, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Cynthia Zarin

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