End With a Comma End With a Comma
End with a comma, the end
The more decisive because
Inadvertent, broken off,
The implied
Clause, whatever
Qualification or
Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Edwin Frank
Elvis Costello’s Momofuku: A Portrait of Love and Lust Elvis Costello’s Momofuku: A Portrait of Love and Lust
Elvis Costello's new album is a worthy addition to his seemingly endless catalog of beauty and bile.
Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
Archaeological Digs Stoke Conflict in Jerusalem Archaeological Digs Stoke Conflict in Jerusalem
The race for "Jewish" bedrock has turned a Jerusalem slum's archaeological riches into an existential threat.
Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adina Hoffman
Rachel Maddow’s Life and Career Rachel Maddow’s Life and Career
The Air America host is this election season's breakout star.
Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Traister
Obama From the Agora Obama From the Agora
Assessing Barack Obama's mythic destiny: will he become more Athenian than Spartan?
Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Tom Hayden
Staged Reading Staged Reading
How Judith Thompson's play about Abu Ghraib falls short.
Jul 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon
Summer of the Superhero Summer of the Superhero
Superhero-themed films are dominating the summer box office. Is it just about the bottom line or our national longing for genuine heroism?
Jul 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adam Howard
Brave Nation Activist Award Winner Brave Nation Activist Award Winner
Cristina Lara is a feminist, a football player, a writer and a straight-A student. Watch her receive the first Brave Nation Activist award.
Jul 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Brave Nation
A Powerful Novel about Tiananmen Square A Powerful Novel about Tiananmen Square
An epic portrait of the Tiananmen Square protests, Ma Jian's Beijing Coma is one hell of a powerful novel.
Jul 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Melissa Holbrook Pierson
Intergenerational Turmoil in China Intergenerational Turmoil in China
Three recent books trace the generational fault lines of the Confucian family during China's past and present revolutions.
Jul 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass