Howls of Anger, and of Liberation Howls of Anger, and of Liberation
The new film Howl reveals how Allen Ginsberg's radical poem marked a coming out not only for his generation but also for himself.
Sep 29, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Sarah M. Seltzer
Good-Enough Objects: On Craft Good-Enough Objects: On Craft
How did craft become a calling that dare not speak its name?
Sep 22, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Dogged Truths Dogged Truths
My Dog Tulip; Last Train Home; Heartbreaker; Machete
Sep 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Bluer Rather Than Pinker Bluer Rather Than Pinker
How much does language tell us what to see, and hence what to think?
Sep 7, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
On the media, John McCain, "Hotel California," wives, ex-wives and shows at the Palladium.
Aug 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
On ‘Friday Night Lights’, Abortion Stigma Goes Primetime On ‘Friday Night Lights’, Abortion Stigma Goes Primetime
Manipulating information women who are seeking abortion receive is a staple of antichoice politics. A recent episode of Friday Night Lights reveals how damaging that strategy is.
Aug 26, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Nancy Northup
An Art of Time An Art of Time
Rafael Ferrer and Christian Marclay prize an aesthetic of spontaneous responsiveness irrespective of subject.
Aug 25, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
America: Now and Here America: Now and Here
A vast new art exhibition will attempt to reconnect the heartland to our nation's artistic genius.
Aug 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Simon Maxwell Apter
A Calamity of Heart A Calamity of Heart
An essay for “America: Now and Here.”
Aug 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / E.L. Doctorow
A Cinema of Refusal: On Pedro Costa A Cinema of Refusal: On Pedro Costa
In his Letters from Fontainhas trilogy, Pedro Costa treats the balance of form and content as a moral imperative.
Aug 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb