Shelf Life Shelf Life
Art School (Propositions for the 21st Century); Ch-ch-ch-changes: Artists Talk about Teaching; Curating and the Educational Turn
Aug 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Pursuit of Happiness Pursuit of Happiness
Christopher Nolan's Inception; Todd Solondz's Life During Wartime; Samuel Maoz's Lebanon
Aug 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
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
Nation readers' pick!
Jul 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / 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 / Books & the Arts / 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
In the film projects of Tacita Dean, everything is just about to disappear.
Jun 30, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
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