Kurdish Delight Kurdish Delight
International cinema has an irresistible new pair of reprobates: middle-aged brothers who can do no right in their lives and no wrong before the camera.
May 1, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Nina Simone: Lit by a Sacred Flame Nina Simone: Lit by a Sacred Flame
To listen to her voice was to be hijacked by its power.
May 1, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Adam Shatz
The Intuitionist The Intuitionist
Writers write by trying to find out what it is they're writing.
May 1, 2003 / Books & the Arts / E.L. Doctorow
The Revell Variations The Revell Variations
How much, in just twenty years, Donald Revell has changed! From the Abandoned Cities (1983), his debut volume, included a villanelle, a sestina, rhymed sonnets and meditative t...
Apr 24, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Burt
Minority Report Minority Report
Ever since Clark Kent first donned a pair of oversized glasses and, somewhat improbably, hid his Superman persona from Lois Lane, questions of identity have been a staple of th...
Apr 24, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Alan Jenkins
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
"The Moviegoer," by Walker Percy
Apr 18, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Swetala
Reel Men Reel Men
The film begins with a federal marshal intoning "This is a very difficult time for our country" and ends with the singing of the national anthem, performed before Rudy Giuliani...
Apr 17, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Anatomy Lesson The Anatomy Lesson
Matthew Barney's Cremaster cycle
Apr 17, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Clash of Visualizations Clash of Visualizations
Consider this hypothetical situation.
Apr 10, 2003 / Books & the Arts / George Scialabba
The New Globetrotters The New Globetrotters
Globalization: Use this word in a sentence, especially as the cause of something bad, and you will get knowing nods all around.
Apr 10, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Susan J. Douglas