Elvis Costello’s Momofuku: A Portrait of Love and Lust Elvis Costello’s Momofuku: A Portrait of Love and Lust
Elvis Costello's new album is a worthy addition to his seemingly endless catalog of beauty and bile.
Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
Rachel Maddow’s Life and Career Rachel Maddow’s Life and Career
The Air America host is this election season's breakout star.
Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Traister
What the McCain Campaign Seems To Be Saying About Obama’s Recently Concluded Trip Abroad What the McCain Campaign Seems To Be Saying About Obama’s Recently Concluded Trip Abroad
It's a race to the bottom of world opinion.
Jul 30, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Obama From the Agora Obama From the Agora
Assessing Barack Obama's mythic destiny: will he become more Athenian than Spartan?
Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Tom Hayden
Bush Parody: Swing ‘Em Home Bush Parody: Swing ‘Em Home
Unlike Bush, these guys are determined to play golf as often as possible to support our soldiers overseas.
1984: The Left, The Democrats and the Future 1984: The Left, The Democrats and the Future
Democrats seek the center--and lose their moorings.
Jul 29, 2008 / Feature / Alexander Cockburn and Andrew Kopkind
Staged Reading Staged Reading
How Judith Thompson's play about Abu Ghraib falls short.
Jul 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon
Summer of the Superhero Summer of the Superhero
Superhero-themed films are dominating the summer box office. Is it just about the bottom line or our national longing for genuine heroism?
Jul 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adam Howard
A Powerful Novel about Tiananmen Square A Powerful Novel about Tiananmen Square
An epic portrait of the Tiananmen Square protests, Ma Jian's Beijing Coma is one hell of a powerful novel.
Jul 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Melissa Holbrook Pierson
Intergenerational Turmoil in China Intergenerational Turmoil in China
Three recent books trace the generational fault lines of the Confucian family during China's past and present revolutions.
Jul 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass