Arts and Entertainment

The Forgotten Threat: ‘Countdown to Zero’ on Nuclear Weapons

The Forgotten Threat: ‘Countdown to Zero’ on Nuclear Weapons The Forgotten Threat: ‘Countdown to Zero’ on Nuclear Weapons

The nuclear abolition documentary Countdown to Zero is not just a howl of alarm or a historical primer. It's a shocking but completely reliable account of the issue of nuclear weap...

Jul 27, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell

Top 10 Most Patriotic Songs Ever: Nation Readers Speak

Top 10 Most Patriotic Songs Ever: Nation Readers Speak Top 10 Most Patriotic Songs Ever: Nation Readers Speak

Nation readers' pick!

Jul 8, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Top Twelve Most Patriotic Songs Ever Top Twelve Most Patriotic Songs Ever

The best things about America can usually be found embodied in our national music.

Jul 2, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Roll Over Techno Roll Over Techno

Can the conundrum of Stravinsky's wayward development be answered by exploring his national roots?

Jul 1, 2010 / Books & the Arts / David Schiff

Roll Over Techno Roll Over Techno

Can the conundrum of Stravinsky's wayward development be answered by exploring his Russian roots?

Jun 30, 2010 / Books & the Arts / David Schiff

The Changing Light at Craneway

The Changing Light at Craneway The Changing Light at Craneway

In the film projects of Tacita Dean, everything is just about to disappear.

Jun 30, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Cornered

Cornered Cornered

Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's 12th & Delaware; Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger's Restrepo; Michael Winterbottom's The Killer Inside Me; Lisa Cholodenko's The Kids Are Al...

Jun 23, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

The Everyday Oblique The Everyday Oblique

How and why do we use things like codes, jokes and slang to mask our meanings?

Jun 22, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko

Feeling Groovy… Feeling Groovy…

On Summerstage in Central Park and Alison Pace. 

Jun 10, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman

Robot Rock Robot Rock

Video may have killed the radio star, but the vocoder liberates her voice.

Jun 9, 2010 / Books & the Arts / J. Gabriel Boylan

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