Arts and Entertainment

People of Conscience, Challenge the President! People of Conscience, Challenge the President!

After eight years of misgovernment, Americans must join together to restore our democracy, the rule of law, and our nation's moral standing on history's high road.

May 30, 2008 / Ross C. Anderson

Recount: A Nightmare Revisited Recount: A Nightmare Revisited

HBO's Recount will bring back bad memories, which is precisely why you should see it.

May 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adam Howard

Back Talk: Billy Bragg Back Talk: Billy Bragg

British punk rocker and activist Billy Bragg talks about his new album and the politics and economics of free online music.

May 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood

Twilights Twilights

Who are films like Speed Racer, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and The Edge of Heaven really aimed at?

May 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

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

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