Strange Culture Strange Culture

If the stuff of life is corporatized, does art about it become a form of interference in business?

Oct 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams

Dirty Sexy Television Dirty Sexy Television

Who needs reality TV when you can revel in the decadence, dysfunction and dirty laundry of the fictional super-rich?

Oct 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Simon Maxwell Apter

Strange Culture Strange Culture

Federal authorities are prosecuting Steve Kurtz under the Patriot Act for using harmless bacteria in his artwork. A new film examines his ordeal.

Oct 5, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams

Dark Paradise Dark Paradise

A trilogy of hard-boiled detective novels set in Marseilles contemplates the ethnic turmoil in modern-day France.

Oct 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Charles Taylor

Spirit Chaser Spirit Chaser

Listening to Sonny Rollins for the first time. Again.

Oct 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe

For the Lawful Heirs For the Lawful Heirs

the people in question

dig quietly

with festal fork

and feather

a pause

means nothing

perhaps privilege

Oct 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / William Fuller

Lobbying Degree Zero Lobbying Degree Zero

Moral mudslinging has stifled debate over the Israel lobby.

Oct 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare

Does Sarah Silverman Suck? Does Sarah Silverman Suck?

The raunchy, racy comedian makes us laugh and cringe.

Oct 3, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Kera Bolonik

Jena: Take Your Nooses Down Jena: Take Your Nooses Down

A schoolyard fight in Jena, Louisiana, fueled by hateful symbols of the Jim Crow era, prompted John Mellencamp to write this song. Watch the video.

Oct 3, 2007 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

Political Punk: Rage Against the Band Political Punk: Rage Against the Band

Now with a major label, political punk rockers Against Me! have released what may be the year's best album. But have they sold out?

Sep 28, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb