Books & the Arts

Indecent Proposals Indecent Proposals

When the guy I'm seeing, Dan, invited me to the Wayne Wang film The Center of the World I felt sure it would lead to a hot night. The movie poster featured a stripper licking a lo...

May 10, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Amy Sohn

Ripley, Believe It or Not Ripley, Believe It or Not

Tim Appelo reviews the film With a Friend Like Harry.

May 3, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Tim Appelo

Marjorie Garber, PI Marjorie Garber, PI

A look at a new book by the author of Vested Interests.

May 3, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Robert S. Boynton

Margaret Mead vs. Tony Soprano Margaret Mead vs. Tony Soprano

Feminist anthropology fights for public voice in a new era.

May 3, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Micaela di Leonardo

Hitler’s Willing Executives Hitler’s Willing Executives

John Friedman reviews Edwin Black's IBM and the Holocaust and Reinhold Billstein et al.'s Working for the Enemy.

May 3, 2001 / Books & the Arts / John S. Friedman

The Designer Workplace The Designer Workplace

Debra Cash visits the Museum of Modern Art's "Workspheres" exhibition.

Apr 26, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Debra Cash

Who Lost the Working Class? Who Lost the Working Class?

A funny thing happened on the way to the election--here's what it portends.

Apr 26, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Levison

Mexico at the Multiplex Mexico at the Multiplex

B. Ruby Rich reviews the films Amores Perros and Spy Kids.

Apr 26, 2001 / Books & the Arts / B. Ruby Rich

Black Entertainment Television’s ‘Lifestyle’ Choice Black Entertainment Television’s ‘Lifestyle’ Choice

The departure of Tavis Smiley leaves a hole in the programming calendar of BET, but that's only part of the problem.

Apr 26, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Makani Themba

China: Beyond the Matrix China: Beyond the Matrix

Bill Clinton and George Will so rarely agree with each other that when they embrace the same position, we should be alarmed. This thought came to mind upon realizing that their st...

Apr 19, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Wasserstrom

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