My So-Called Independents My So-Called Independents
Will TV's new world of branding and product integration destroy small independent productions?
May 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Heather Hendershot
Adams Ribbed Adams Ribbed
A John Adams portrait seen through the sympathetic lens of HBO is more than the historical figure ever hoped for.
May 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas Guyatt
Torturing Iron Man Torturing Iron Man
The Pentagon does a star turn in Iron Man, and the summer blockbuster turns the realities of the war in Afganistan upside down. Will anyone notice?
May 21, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nick Turse
Radio Nation With Laura Flanders Radio Nation With Laura Flanders
Arthur C. Danto recalls Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Kim analyzes California's gay marriage ruling.
May 19, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Radio Nation
Why War, Inc. Works Why War, Inc. Works
John Cusack's War, Inc. takes on a seldom-discussed aspect of the occupation: the corporate dominance of the US war machine.
May 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Scahill
Back Talk: Tod Papageorge Back Talk: Tod Papageorge
Photographer Tod Papageorge reflects on the links between American sports and the Vietnam War.
May 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
A Wink and a Leer A Wink and a Leer
Nick Cave's self-lacerating sense of humor helps him avoid being just another pretentious old rocker.
May 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jess Harvell
Playing Games Playing Games
Are virtual-world video games just another plaything or a new frontier with vast potential to upend social norms?
May 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Totilo
Unlovable Unlovable
The contemporary art world, reflected in the 2008 Whitney Biennial, is themeless and heading in no identifiable direction.
May 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Market Media Meltdown Market Media Meltdown
Financial news outlets, tethered to a mission to pump up confidence and support their advertisers, helped fuel the subprime meltdown.
May 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Danny Schechter