The Power of Fear The Power of Fear
Jill Lepore's New York Burning paints a realistic portrait of a purported slave rebellion in 1741 and the hysteria that followed, a harrowing lesson of how abusers of power become ...
Nov 2, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Russell Shorto
I Wonder As I Wander I Wonder As I Wander
Rebecca Solnit's A Field Guide to Getting Lost plumbs the mysteries of losing oneself and finding oneself in the realm of the utter unknown.
Nov 2, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Michael Gorra
About a Girl About a Girl
Breakfast for Pluto is the upbeat and whimsical fable of a girl in a boy's body. Watching Claire Danes in Shopgirl will make you forget for a while that other actresses exist.
Nov 2, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Madam President, Madam President Madam President, Madam President
As the backlash against women gets daily more open and absurd, our real-life female politicians seem paralyzed. It's up to television now: Run, Geena, run!
Oct 27, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
Another Miracle From Bill Frist Another Miracle From Bill Frist
The doctor who proved himself a master of distant diagosis has one more trick up his sleeve.
Oct 27, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Calvin Trillin
State of the Magazines State of the Magazines
On both sides of the Atlantic, liberal news magazines facing declining circulation have started to play into the celebrity culture. But there are gems that have the power to carry ...
Oct 27, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
Rosa Parks: A Woman of Substance Rosa Parks: A Woman of Substance
Frozen in memory as the simple woman who helped to bring down segregation, Rosa Parks was far more complex and formidable than the popular imagination makes her out to be . A fulle...
Oct 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
Salvador Memories Salvador Memories
An exhibit at the International Center of Photography showcasing the brutal images of the civil war in El Salvador should remind the Pentagon and the public that the "Salvador Opt...
Oct 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Scott Sherman
Passion Passion
It isn't the choir of small boys, casting about, singing shyly or
It isn't with perfect oval mouths,
Oct 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / David Mason
Writer’s Block Writer’s Block
An e-mail from my rabbi, who's moved to the West Coast,
says they're "happier than pigs in shit." Something
forced about that. People with a new grandchild don't boast
Oct 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Alan Feldman