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
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