Alien Nation Alien Nation
Reviews of War of the Worlds, Dark Water and Land of the Dead
Jul 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Willing Executioners Willing Executioners
Machete Season is an attempt to trace what went on in the minds of the Hutus who helped exterminate their Tutsi fellow citizens in Rwanda.
Jul 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Fatin Abbas
As I Lay Reading As I Lay Reading
William Faulkner makes Oprah's Book Club this summer.
Jul 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / J.M. Tyree
No Exit Strategy No Exit Strategy
Two new books examine what went wrong in the planning and conduct of the war in Iraq.
Jul 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / David Rieff
Shoot the Piano Player Shoot the Piano Player
Reviews of The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Me and You and Everyone We Know and other new films.
Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Mother Nature’s Son Mother Nature’s Son
Novalis's unfinished novel is a kaleidoscope of visions and allegories of nature.
Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Ross Benjamin
Prosaic Judgments Prosaic Judgments
Adam Kirsch prefers his own ideas about poetry to actual poems.
Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
The Theater of Cruelty The Theater of Cruelty
The detainee abuses at Abu Ghraib were both a continuation and a divergence from historical prison practices.
Jun 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Amitav Ghosh
The Heart of the Matter The Heart of the Matter
Graham Greene remains a compelling figure in this moment of moral bankruptcy.
Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass
Reflections on the Body Politic Reflections on the Body Politic
Novelist David Grossman discusses Israel and the role of politics in his writing.
Jun 23, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mark Sorkin