Iraq’s Ruined Library Soldiers On Iraq’s Ruined Library Soldiers On
Five years ago this week, US troops stood by as mobs sacked Iraq's revered National Library and Archives. Despite little outside help, a cultural treasure soldiers on.
Apr 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / R.H. Lossin
Phil Donahue’s War Phil Donahue’s War
His new documentary is breaking the taboo that says Americans cannot stomach the reality of the Iraq War.
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Spots, Smudges and Glitter Spots, Smudges and Glitter
A tour of the New York art galleries reveals a number of talented artists exploring the possibilities of "bad" representational painting.
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Un Ballon Est un Ballon Un Ballon Est un Ballon
In Flight of the Red Balloon, filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien takes on an unmistakably Parisian story with unbridled creative abandon.
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The March The March
There were two or three stragglers who couldn't keep up
with the rest. I said to the captain, "What should we do about
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / James Tate
Man Out of Time Man Out of Time
In Hari Kunzru's captivating new novel My Revolutions, a former anti-Vietnam terrorist is dredged up after half a lifetime underground.
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin
Where Now? Let’s Go! Where Now? Let’s Go!
The nonsensical funhouse of Donald Barthelme's fiction celebrates the cosmic joke of life and the pathos of grappling with it.
Apr 9, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Joanna Scott
Loss Lieder Loss Lieder
It's National Poetry Month, and that means cooked meat.
Apr 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
Suffragist City Suffragist City
Two new books examine the history of the first women's rights campaign.
Apr 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Mary Beth Norton
Fitna’s Hateful Crusade Fitna’s Hateful Crusade
The new film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders is the latest in a series of stunts aimed at humiliating and scapegoating Muslims.
Apr 7, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Aziz Huq