From Fannie Lou Hamer to Barack Obama From Fannie Lou Hamer to Barack Obama
Democrats have come a long way from the first Denver convention a century ago.
Aug 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Back Talk: Guy Maddin Back Talk: Guy Maddin
The Canadian filmmaker discusses his new film, My Winnipeg, and the importance of cultivating a personal mythology.
Aug 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
Closely Watched Water Closely Watched Water
Hurricane Katrina seen from an eye in the storm.
Aug 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Magic of Baseball Endures The Magic of Baseball Endures
Two new books explore the states of wonder and mortification evoked by baseball.
Aug 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Rice
Rick Perlstein’s ‘Nixonland’: A Gripping Look at the Nixon Era Rick Perlstein’s ‘Nixonland’: A Gripping Look at the Nixon Era
Historian Rick Perlstein explores the resentment and polarization sparked by the Nixon era's cultural and political strife.
Aug 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue
Management Styles Management Styles
A different kind of identity politics.
Aug 13, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Music’s Measures Music’s Measures
A jazz writer pays tribute to his longtime collaborator on The Penguin Guide to Jazz.
Aug 12, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Brian Morton
Brad, Angelina and the Baby Bump Bonanza Brad, Angelina and the Baby Bump Bonanza
As print journalism faces extinction, tabloids obsess over celebrity pregnancy and childbirth. What's wrong with this picture?
Aug 11, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Meredith Blake
Paris/Britney Campaign Blowback Paris/Britney Campaign Blowback
John McCain got more than he expected, with an ad comparing Obama to Paris Hilton. The blowback is just beginning.
Aug 6, 2008 / Editorial / Annabelle Gurwitch
Solzhenitsyn’s Life and Our Times Solzhenitsyn’s Life and Our Times
Despite the controversies he aroused in the West and in Russia, Solzhenitsyn remains above all else a writer who bore witness to Soviet society's long-censored suffering.
Aug 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel