Crazy, Stupid, Guns Crazy, Stupid, Guns
Moussa Touré’s La Pirogue, Ruben Fleischer’s Gangster Squad
Jan 23, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Real American War in Vietnam The Real American War in Vietnam
In his new book Kill Anything That Moves, Nick Turse shows that what were often presented as isolated atrocities were in fact the norm.
Jan 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell
Results of a Survey Asking the American People How They Feel About the Unending Discussion of the Fiscal Cliff, the Debt Ceiling, Restructuring Entitlements, Revenue Versus Spending, Etc., Etc., Etc. Results of a Survey Asking the American People How They Feel About the Unending Discussion of the Fiscal Cliff, the Debt Ceiling, Restructuring Entitlements, Revenue Versus Spending, Etc., Etc., Etc.
The subject is vital. We never would doubt it. We’d rather go broke, though, than hear more about it.
Jan 16, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Among the Blasphemers: On Salman Rushdie Among the Blasphemers: On Salman Rushdie
Joseph Anton is a tale of betrayals: of free speech, communities, religion, marriages, personal convictions, friends.
Jan 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Lucia Perillo’s On the Spectrum of Possible Deaths.
Jan 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Burt
Nine Years in One Day: On Haiti Nine Years in One Day: On Haiti
The tension between the personal and the political permeates new books on Haiti by Amy Wilentz and Jonathan M. Katz.
Jan 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell
How the Creative Response of Artists and Activists Can Transform the World How the Creative Response of Artists and Activists Can Transform the World
It's the antidote to the consumerism and cynicism that define our culture.
Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Antonino D’Ambrosio
Unacknowledged Legislators? Unacknowledged Legislators?
Artists can open a space of possibility in politics, but their role is problematic—and not always positive.
Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Hari Kunzru
Resistance Through Poetry Resistance Through Poetry
It’s how I came to understand that the world—and all oppression—is connected.
Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Staceyann Chin
Jail Guitar Doors Jail Guitar Doors
By providing free instruments, we use music to help rehabilitate prison inmates.
Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Billy Bragg