Arts and Entertainment

Baffled Dignity Baffled Dignity

Alain Resnais's Wild Grass and Margot Benacerraf's Araya.

Oct 8, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Waiting for the Miracle: On Leonard Cohen Waiting for the Miracle: On Leonard Cohen

In Leonard Cohen's Afterworld, the trajectory between the latest hit and the wisdom of old has been a long one.

Oct 7, 2009 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe

America’s Teacher America’s Teacher

The Shock Doctrine author interviews Michael Moore on the roots of the economic crisis and the promise and peril of this political moment.

Sep 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Klein

Fever Charts: On Jack Tworkov Fever Charts: On Jack Tworkov

Jack Tworkov's writings wrestle with the figures of Abstract Expressionism and his own lost illusions.

Sep 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Ratmansky Takes Manhattan Ratmansky Takes Manhattan

A celebrated Russian choreographer is charting a stylish new course for American Ballet Theatre.

Sep 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Marina Harss

Naomi Klein in Conversation With Michael Moore Naomi Klein in Conversation With Michael Moore

Listen to Naomi Klein interview Michael Moore on how Obama is handling the economic crisis and who is letting Wall Street take advantage of us.

Sep 23, 2009 / Audio / The Nation

Emotional Rescue Emotional Rescue

Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, Claire Denis's 35 Shots of Rum, Jane Campion's Bright Star

Sep 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

The Tel Aviv Party Stops Here The Tel Aviv Party Stops Here

The glittering "spotlight" at a Toronto film festival is a reflection of Israel's desire to avoid scrutiny for its actions in Gaza.

Sep 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Klein

People, Let’s Get Our Carbon Down People, Let’s Get Our Carbon Down

From soul to hip-hop: the new environmental movement has a street beat.

Sep 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Bill McKibben and Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.

The Female Gourmet The Female Gourmet

A movie about women's struggle to express their gifts through work? Delicious.

Sep 2, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

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