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
Nixon’s Broadway Revival Nixon’s Broadway Revival
Peter Morgan's new play is highly entertaining; Frank Langella's portrait of Nixon is brutally amusing; yet the play is historically inaccurate.
Jun 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Drew
The Secret’s Success The Secret’s Success
Put a progressive spin on the self-help bestseller.
May 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Micki McGee
Cafe Society Cafe Society
Clive James's erudite new collection of essays celebrates the best of twentieth-century art, thought and politics.
Apr 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Esperando a Mills Esperando a Mills
Recordamos la vida y el trabajo notable del sociólogo estadounidense quien a pesar de la fatiga de la Oficina Federal de Investigación se quedó muy dedicado a ...
Mar 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ricardo Alarcón
Waiting for C. Wright Mills Waiting for C. Wright Mills
Remembering the remarkable life and work of the American sociologist who, despite FBI harassment, remained engaged in the Cuban Revolution.
Mar 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Ricardo Alarcón
King of Calypso King of Calypso
In praise of Harry Belafonte, on his eightieth birthday.
Mar 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Walter Mosley
Soft-Core Sexism Soft-Core Sexism
If movies reflect our shared consensus about right and wrong, Black Snake Moan speaks volumes about twenty-first-century America.
Mar 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
The Restless Mind The Restless Mind
At the Same Time, Susan Sontag's posthumous collection of essays and speeches, reveals her rapt attention to the world around her.
Mar 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Harding
The Church of Football The Church of Football
If the holiest day on the American calendar is Super Bowl Sunday, Vince Lombardi and Joe Namath were its early saints. So what does that make Pat Tillman?
Jan 30, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Robert Lipsyte