The Forgotten Oscar The Forgotten Oscar
In the run-up to Sunday's Oscar ceremony the focus was on Elia Kazan and whether the Motion Picture Academy was doing the right thing by honoring him with a Lifetime Achievement ...
Mar 18, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Victor Navasky
A Nike Sneak A Nike Sneak
On January 11 Joseph Ha, a Nike vice president, sent what he thought was a confidential letter to Cu Thi Hau, Vietnam's highest-ranking labor official.
Mar 18, 1999 / Eyal Press
Postcards From the Left Postcards From the Left
As the limos and their glitterati cargo pull up to the Oscars ceremony this year, they may have to share a bit of screen time with a band of angry picketers.
Mar 18, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Marc Cooper
Kissinger and Pinochet Kissinger and Pinochet
Henry Kissinger, realpolitiker nonpareil, never gave a damn about human rights.
Mar 11, 1999 / Peter Kornbluh
Feminine Mystiquers Feminine Mystiquers
For Danielle Crittenden, the "click" came when she was going to play tennis with her husband and a couple of acquaintances. She left her racket on one side of the court.
Mar 11, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
Escalation=More Drugs Escalation=More Drugs
Washington has begun the annual spring drug certification ritual.
Mar 11, 1999 / Eva Bertram and Kenneth Sharpe
Too Many Cigarettes Too Many Cigarettes
Monday: Screening of Garry Marshall's The Other Sister, which seems to be about a goldfish.
Mar 11, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Montale as Couplet Montale as Couplet
The publication of Jonathan Galassi's translation and meticulous annotation of Eugenio Montale's Collected Poems, 1920-1954 has been justifiably celebrated on both sides of the ...
Mar 11, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Michael Mewshaw
The Shame of our Nursing Homes The Shame of our Nursing Homes
Research assistance was provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.
Mar 11, 1999 / Feature / Eric Bates
More Beds, More Money More Beds, More Money
Beverly Enterprises controls more than 60,000 nursing-home beds, more than any other company worldwide.
Mar 11, 1999 / Feature / Eric Bates