Whitney Houston: My Love Is Your Love Whitney Houston: My Love Is Your Love
Whitney's death reminds us of a music industry that does not take care of its own.
Feb 13, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin
Romney Says He’s Not Concerned About the Poor Romney Says He’s Not Concerned About the Poor
“The remark about the poor immediately became catalogued in a growing list of awkward comments by Mr. Romney.” —New York Times His profile’s divine. His shoes have a shine; They’re almost as shined as his hair. And voters ignore That seeking Mitt’s core Has failed because nothing is there. So Mitt’s way ahead. The pundits have said That Newt might be almost kaput. But Mitt still might lose If he puts those shoes Much more in his mouth with his foot.
Feb 8, 2012 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Awakenings: On Margaret Sanger Awakenings: On Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger’s legacy continues to haunt debates about abortion and family planning.
Feb 7, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Goldberg
Reading John Leonard: A Tribute Reading John Leonard: A Tribute
For the critic John Leonard, “books are where we go alone to complicate ourselves.”
Feb 7, 2012 / Books & the Arts / E.L. Doctorow
The Complete History of Every One: On Zoe Strauss The Complete History of Every One: On Zoe Strauss
Zoe Strauss has turned the streets of Philadelphia into a museum for her photography.
Feb 7, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
The Flesh Underneath: On ‘Every Twelve Seconds’ The Flesh Underneath: On ‘Every Twelve Seconds’
Timothy Pachirat’s gut-wrenching account of slaughterhouse work.
Feb 7, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Ted Conover
Jonathan Blitzer: El País’s Journey to the Mainstream Jonathan Blitzer: El País’s Journey to the Mainstream
How did a newspaper that once represented a progressive alternative to the status quo ultimately come to be firmly identified with the state itself?
Feb 2, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Francis Reynolds
Adelson Adelson
(Sung by Newt Gingrich supporters to the tune of “Edelweiss,” from The Sound of Music) Adelson, Adelson, Your donations do cheer him. We who root For our Newt Smile whenever you shmeer him. Absent your vow That you would endow Newt’s campaign with plenty, Adelson, Adelson, He’d be dead as Pawlenty.
Jan 31, 2012 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: On ‘El País’ The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: On ‘El País’
El País, Público and Spain’s Second Transition.
Jan 31, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Blitzer
Lucas’s Tuskegee Experiment Lucas’s Tuskegee Experiment
George Lucas’s Red Tails, Agnieszka Holland’s In Darkness.
Jan 31, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans