Adult Content Adult Content
Reviews of Madagascar, Howl's Moving Castle and several other new films.
Jun 2, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Beware the Holy War Beware the Holy War
An analysis of the BBC's documentary on Al Qaeda and Islamic terrorism.
Jun 2, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Peter Bergen
Spectacle Spectacle
The progressive and regressive politics of Star Wars.
Jun 2, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein
Collective Memory and the Holocaust Collective Memory and the Holocaust
An interview with Peter Eisenman, architect of Berlin's new Holocaust memorial.
May 31, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Ross Benjamin
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