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How Masters and Johnson Remade Love

How Masters and Johnson Remade Love How Masters and Johnson Remade Love

On the occasion of Showtime’s new miniseries, reflections on how the world changed when women learned to demand men give them orgasms.

Oct 7, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein

Your A-to-Z Beltway Glossary to the Government Shutdown

Your A-to-Z Beltway Glossary to the Government Shutdown Your A-to-Z Beltway Glossary to the Government Shutdown

Eric Alterman's media round-up and Reed Richardson's unique take on the government shutdown. 

Oct 4, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Iran Comes to the Table Iran Comes to the Table

So how about the folks who wrote That sanctions never work, just force? That's very simple: now they write, “The sanctions did their job, of course.”

Oct 2, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Demon and Craftsman: On D.H. Lawrence

Demon and Craftsman: On D.H. Lawrence Demon and Craftsman: On D.H. Lawrence

The process of discovery, not their profundities as such, is what makes Lawrence’s poems so gripping.

Oct 1, 2013 / Books & the Arts / James Longenbach

Abandoned Futures: On Carol Bove

Abandoned Futures: On Carol Bove Abandoned Futures: On Carol Bove

Sculpture as a study in disintegration.

Oct 1, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Copyright Without Law?

Copyright Without Law? Copyright Without Law?

A legal quirk enabled Samuel Roth to pirate Ulysses. Was Roth a copyright anarchist or a pioneer?

Oct 1, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Caleb Crain

What’s Going On

What’s Going On What’s Going On

When it comes to protest, are pop songs smarter than us, knowing what they can and cannot do?

Oct 1, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover

American Exceptionalism, According to Oliver Stone

American Exceptionalism, According to Oliver Stone American Exceptionalism, According to Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States will be rereleased this month on DVD; it tells a different story than the school textbooks we're used to.

Oct 1, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Everything I Need to Know About the Legislative Process I Learned at a Tea Party Rally Everything I Need to Know About the Legislative Process I Learned at a Tea Party Rally

If we can’t win the game, If we can’t have our way, We’ll take the bat and ball. Then no one gets to play.

Sep 25, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin

In the Tank

In the Tank In the Tank

Is sensory deprivation an escape from or toward the fatigue and distractions of the digital life?

Sep 24, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Neima Jahromi

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