Books & the Arts

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Evening succeeds evening.

Demons discourse
on familiar topics.

May 24, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rae Armantrout

An African Solution An African Solution

Two new books on the AIDS epidemic in Africa suggest that the best treatment may be found in the continent's own social movements.

May 24, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Rice

On the Porch in the Seventh Ward On the Porch in the Seventh Ward

As the New Orleans Jazz Fest unfolded, a down-home celebration, bright with beads, sequins and feathers, took place in the city's poorest neighborhoods.

May 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Billy Sothern

Small Magazines, Big Ideas Small Magazines, Big Ideas

An impending rate hike could silence small independent magazines of all political stripes that make a key contribution to the conversation of democracy.

May 22, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Bill Moyers

Even Then Maybe Even Then Maybe

Not spent   those bloodshot friendships   those
soul-marriages sealed and torn
those smiles of pain
I told her a mouthful

May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Adrienne Rich

Cinema Studies Cinema Studies

The staged images in Jeff Wall's photographs mirror the fictional glamour of film stills and formal painting.

May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto

Stop Making Sense Stop Making Sense

A 1920s Russian literary movement celebrating experimental narratives and absurdism never survived Stalin's reign.

May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Colin Fleming

Why It Happened the Way It Did Why It Happened the Way It Did

Ian Kershaw's latest work analyzes ten decisions that shaped the outcome of World War II.

May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans

The Secret’s Success The Secret’s Success

Put a progressive spin on the self-help bestseller.

May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Micki McGee

The Simpsons Hit 400 The Simpsons Hit 400

Over eighteen seasons and three presidential eras, The Simpsons has paid badly animated homage to all that sucks in America.

May 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Simon Maxwell Apter

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