Arts and Entertainment

Creatures of the Night: On Park Chan-wook and the Dardennes Creatures of the Night: On Park Chan-wook and the Dardennes

Park Chan-wook's Thirst, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's Lorna's Silence and Lucrecia Martel's The Headless Woman.

Aug 12, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi

Nation contributor Christian Parenti describes the relationship between a fixer and a Western reporter in a haunting documentary about the kidnapping of his fixer in Afghanistan.

Aug 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / The Nation Video

The Story of a Fixer The Story of a Fixer

A haunting documentary shines a light on the foreign "fixers" who work behind the scenes with reporters to determine how the story of war gets told.

Jul 29, 2009 / Books & the Arts / The Editors

Solaliquies Solaliquies

Rising to the dare of Martial Solal's mischievous piano playing.

Jul 28, 2009 / Books & the Arts / K. Leander Williams

Whitey on the Moon Whitey on the Moon

Thanks to Liliana Segura for reminding me of the great singer Gil Scott-Heron’s take on Neil Armstrong’s historic moon landing forty years ago today. Scott-Heron recor…

Jul 20, 2009 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Bruno: Offensive, Funny or Just Shocking? Bruno: Offensive, Funny or Just Shocking?

The Nation's Richard Kim and others discuss the admittedly provocative antics of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest creation.

Jul 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / GRITtv

Afghanistan Is Based on Lies and Illusions Afghanistan Is Based on Lies and Illusions

The new film The Fixer, featuring The Nation's Christian Parenti, captures some edgy, fearful truths about the war in Afghanistan.

Jul 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Ann Jones

Fleeting Exchanges: Helen Levitt Remembered Fleeting Exchanges: Helen Levitt Remembered

Helen Levitt's idiosyncratic photographs.

Jul 15, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Jana Prikryl

Fuel Fuel

A new documentary explores how alternative and sustainable energies can reduce our country's and the world's addictive dependence on fossil fuels.

Jul 14, 2009 / Books & the Arts / YouTube

Hubbub and Stillness: The 2009 Venice Biennale Hubbub and Stillness: The 2009 Venice Biennale

The funky chaos of the 2009 Venice Biennale.

Jul 1, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

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