Latina America Lavishly Comes of Age Latina America Lavishly Comes of Age
The quinceañera has become a rite of passage for even the poorest Latina teens, another example of our most treasured rites debased at the cash register.
Oct 16, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Terry McMillan vs. Ghetto Lit Terry McMillan vs. Ghetto Lit
Driven by a tabloid episode from her own marriage, the novelist joins the debate over the mass marketing of trashy books to young black readers.
Oct 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Amy Alexander
Taking Celebrity Seriously Taking Celebrity Seriously
The Paris Principle: politics are sooo hot.
Oct 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Duncombe
The Diana/Whore Complex The Diana/Whore Complex
The lovelorn, fragile women the media once revered have given way to skank posses of the skinny, the slutty and the overindulged.
Aug 9, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
End of the Affair End of the Affair
The Nation Cruise drops its final anchor and its highly politicized passengers head for home.
Aug 6, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Annabelle Gurwitch
A Rally in Juneau A Rally in Juneau
Veterans for Peace in Juneau greeted the Nation cruise when it docked in their city with a rally against the war.
Aug 2, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Doug Henwood
The Stuff of Heartbreak The Stuff of Heartbreak
When an ardently progressive magazine sponsors a cruise through the fragile waters off the coast of Alaska, the environmental, economic and human realities are ripe for contemplati...
Aug 2, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Doug Henwood
I Didn’t Throw Ralph Nader Overboard I Didn’t Throw Ralph Nader Overboard
In her latest shipboard dispatch, one passenger resists fear of global warming, is charmed by Rocky Anderson and manages not to do what so many others have contemplated.
Jul 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Annabelle Gurwitch
The Lives of Others The Lives of Others
Lois Gordon's new biography of Nancy Cunard brings the legendary heiress and activist back to life.
Jul 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Carla Kaplan
Harry Potter and the Half-Baked Epic Harry Potter and the Half-Baked Epic
The last book in J.K. Rowling's saga is marked by throwaway references to a post-9/11 world and derivative insights that never add up to a coherent moral vision.
Jul 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry