The Pentagon Book Club The Pentagon Book Club
A handful of recent revisionist histories of the Vietnam War are shaping counterinsurgency policy in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Apr 29, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Nick Turse
The Idea of England The Idea of England
In the Falling Snow suggests that Caryl Phillips's considerable talents have further calcified into a mannered style.
Apr 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Siddhartha Deb
The Abnormal Norm The Abnormal Norm
A film series organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and ArteEast tries to make sense of Lebanon's Civil War.
Apr 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Improbability Pump The Improbability Pump
Why has natural selection always been the most contested part of evolutionary theory?
Apr 22, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jerry A. Coyne
Shelf Life Shelf Life
The Kenning Anthology of Poets Theater; Terese Svoboda's Weapons Grade; Bob Hicok's Words for Empty and Words for Full.
Apr 22, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jordan Davis
Icons of Oblivion Icons of Oblivion
Two new books explore the role of naturalists in the history of conservation movements.
Apr 22, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ari Kelman
The Hebrew Republic The Hebrew Republic
Ongoing conflict in the Middle East continually reinforces tribalism, religiosity and messianic Zionism.
Apr 21, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Kai Bird
Historian in Trouble: Orlando Figes and his Sock Puppet Historian in Trouble: Orlando Figes and his Sock Puppet
A historian admits he denounced rivals anonymously on the internet.
Apr 20, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Back Talk: Alice Echols Back Talk: Alice Echols
A conversation with the author of Hot Stuff: Disco and the Remaking of American Culture about the birth of disco and its transformation of gay life.
Apr 16, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood