Arthur Miller: 1915–2005 Arthur Miller: 1915–2005
The politics of a progressive playwright.
May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Tony Kushner
The Optical Unconscious The Optical Unconscious
Max Ernst at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
May 19, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Love on the Run Love on the Run
She has the face of a mermaid--a real one, not a Disney blonde. The wide undulant mouth drinks in her world like oxygen; the hazel eyes reflect a bent and wavering light.
May 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Supernanny State Supernanny State
TV shows that tell you how not to raise your children.
May 5, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Alfie Kohn
Compromising Positions Compromising Positions
Your movie reviewer has been reading Colin MacCabe's excellent book on Jean-Luc Godard and pondering its discussion of France after World War II.
Apr 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Al Gore Gets Down Al Gore Gets Down
Al Gore's Current TV debuts today. But will his new network transform the media?
Apr 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Ari Berman
Pete Seeger: Ain’t No One Like Him Pete Seeger: Ain’t No One Like Him
As part of a nationwide festival of tributes to Pete Seeger in 2005, Studs Terkel offered this essay on the life and times of an American balladeer.
Apr 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Studs Terkel
Flyboy in the Buttermilk Flyboy in the Buttermilk
Basquiat in Brooklyn.
Apr 21, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
The Counterfeiter The Counterfeiter
As celluloid guinea pig for the American left, I am perfectly willing to report on the effects of exposure to this month's pop hit, Sin City.
Apr 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Tangled Up in Bob Tangled Up in Bob
In or around 1965, human nature changed.
Apr 7, 2005 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe