Arts and Entertainment

The Madman and the Poet The Madman and the Poet

In a new collection of poems by the mentally ill Czech dissident Ivan Blatný, the world and the poet's interpretations of it are continuously transforming.

Dec 6, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Paloff

A Kind of Waiting Always A Kind of Waiting Always

A new book of Rod Smith's poems maps the geometry of social life in thoughts and phrases.

Dec 6, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover

Chaos, Clocks, Juxtapositions Chaos, Clocks, Juxtapositions

With the release of the Dylan pastiche I'm Not There, Todd Haynes revises our cultural memory by adjusting familiar clichés.

Dec 6, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Kent Jones

TransAfrica’s Tribute to Ruby Dee TransAfrica’s Tribute to Ruby Dee

"She is our elder and our sister and our daughter. We celebrate her as we celebrate the moon: our guide through the dark, dark night."

Dec 5, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Walter Mosley

Dark Rooms Dark Rooms

Susie Linfield | The photographers who documented the Spanish Civil War captured the heart of battle in ways that now seem iconic but were then radically new.

Nov 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Susie Linfield

Pointe Work Pointe Work

Nureyev: The Life brings new focus to an iconic figure of modern ballet.

Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Marina Harss

Love by a Thousand Cuts Love by a Thousand Cuts

Museums can't get enough of Kara Walker, whose silhouettes of the history of slavery seem to be a nightmare she's trying to enjoy.

Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Roscoe Mitchell’s Wolf Tones Roscoe Mitchell’s Wolf Tones

The subtle sounds of this saxophonist defy definition.

Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Brian Morton

Carter Speaks His Mind Carter Speaks His Mind

A conversation with the former President on Jonathan Demme's new film, Jimmy Carter Man From Plains, and the difficulty of talking about Israel and Palestine.

Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

Writers Strike, Silence Falls Writers Strike, Silence Falls

As the screenwriters strike enters its second week, take a moment to appreciate those without whom late night comics are struck mute, movies are left unmade and on TV, there's no...

Nov 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Barbara Ehrenreich

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