The Thinking Person’s Reader’s Digest The Thinking Person’s Reader’s Digest
Lapham's Quarterly makes its debut, seeking to explain the present with illuminations from the past.
Nov 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Evan Cornog
Roscoe Mitchell’s Wolf Tones Roscoe Mitchell’s Wolf Tones
The subtle sounds of this saxophonist defy definition.
Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Brian Morton
Triumph of the Wills Triumph of the Wills
A new apologia for Anglo-Saxon noblesse oblige needs a reality check.
Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Brook
Rules of the Game Rules of the Game
A fresh translation of a Portuguese classic offers a poignant portrait of a country's decline.
Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Marcela Valdes
Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up? Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up?
The cranky, quirky and sometimes progressive politics practiced by a generation once considered slackers could be a deciding factor in this presidential election.
Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Carter Speaks His Mind Carter Speaks His Mind
A conversation with the former President on Jonathan Demme's new film, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, and the difficulty of talking about Israel and Palestine.
Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Come On, People Come On, People
A new book by Bill Cosby and Alvin Poussaint is a tough-love prescription for social change. Why are critics in the black community piling on?
Nov 14, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Amy Alexander
More Money, Les Moonves More Money, Les Moonves
Seen, heard and observed on the picket line in Los Angeles as the WGA strike enters its second week.
Nov 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Annabelle Gurwitch
Susan Faludi: America’s Terror Dream Susan Faludi: America’s Terror Dream
A discussion with the author of The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America, the master narrative of our national security myth.
Nov 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rashi Kesarwani
Writers Strike, Silence Falls Writers Strike, Silence Falls
As the screenwriters strike enters its second week, take a moment to appreciate those without whom late night comics are struck mute, movies are left unmade and on TV, there's no...
Nov 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Barbara Ehrenreich