Ill Will Ill Will
The most durable piece of Nazi propaganda may yet turn out to be the belief that Leni Riefenstahl is an artistic genius.
Apr 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Charles Taylor
It’s Doom Alone That Counts It’s Doom Alone That Counts
Georges Simenon's remarkable output includes investigative journalism, hardboiled novellas and dark psychological novels.
Apr 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Marco Roth
The Saga of Paul Wolfowitz The Saga of Paul Wolfowitz
Rummy's fork-tongued understudy finally gets his.
Apr 19, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Fevered Imagination Fevered Imagination
Artists try to wake up a sleepwalking public to the dangers of climate change.
Apr 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lawrence Weschler
Hiss In History Hiss In History
Although many historians have condemned Alger Hiss as a Soviet spy, the facts of his story remain obscure.
Apr 18, 2007 / Victor Navasky
Tangled in Table Talk Tangled in Table Talk
Candidates are eager to "keep all options on the table," but where's the table?
Apr 17, 2007 / Feature / Eric Kenning
God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut, who passed away Wednesday, will be remembered for his brilliant, cynical and often depressing humor.
Apr 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / John Leonard
The Necessary Miracle The Necessary Miracle
The following speech was delivered this spring at Mark Twain's house in Hartford.
Apr 12, 2007 / Feature / Kurt Vonnegut
Humboldt’s Gift Humboldt’s Gift
The comic novel Measuring the World re-imagines the lives of two of the nineteenth century's greatest scientists.
Apr 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Mark M. Anderson