‘Rules for Changing the World’ ‘Rules for Changing the World’
This was intended to be a sweet little prewar column about an artist I admire, Rosanne Cash.
Mar 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Neo-Macho Man Neo-Macho Man
Say what you will about oil and hegemony, but the pending invasion of Iraq is more than just a geopolitical act. It's also the manifestation of a cultural attitude.
Mar 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein
Court Reporter Court Reporter
On June 4, 1961, John F. Kennedy held his last meeting with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna.
Mar 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Dusko Doder
Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation
The revival of a highly regarded play can either enhance or diminish its reputation.
Mar 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / David Kaufman
Dashboard Confessional Dashboard Confessional
A few years ago, when moviegoers in this country were just beginning to learn about Abbas Kiarostami, I heard a crowd of New Yorkers berate him for having put a snatch of Vival...
Mar 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Storm Warnings for a Supply-Side War Storm Warnings for a Supply-Side War
There's nothing like a compelling icon when no compelling argument is available.
Mar 4, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Ian S. Lustick
The Crawford Conundrum The Crawford Conundrum
Say what you will about Michael Lind, at least he's never predictable. That is, of course, unless your prediction is that he's once again trying to find a way to disagree with ...
Feb 27, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Theodore Hamm
Slumming Toward Academia Slumming Toward Academia
Only the joy of capitalist expectation could move a pre-Reagan-born American to utter the line "civil rights is dead," let alone write a book devoted to that proposition.
Feb 27, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Armond White
Biodiversity and You Biodiversity and You
As the Earth's population surges toward the 7 billion mark, the following twist on an old maxim perhaps best applies: A single birth is a joyous occasion. A billion births is a...
Feb 27, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Tatiana Siegel
Confronting Empire Confronting Empire
So how do we resist "Empire"? The good news is that we're not doing too badly. There have been major victories. Here in Latin America you have had so many--in Bolivia, you have...
Feb 20, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Arundhati Roy