Culture

Court Reporter Court Reporter

On June 4, 1961, John F. Kennedy held his last meeting with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna.

Mar 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Dusko Doder

Neo-Macho Man Neo-Macho Man

Say what you will about oil and hegemony, but the pending invasion of Iraq is more than just a geopolitical act. It's also the manifestation of a cultural attitude.

Mar 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein

‘Rules for Changing the World’ ‘Rules for Changing the World’

This was intended to be a sweet little prewar column about an artist I admire, Rosanne Cash.

Mar 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?

John Steinbeck's forlorn protagonists, Lennie and George, summon few comparisons in today's landscape of mainstream literary fiction, overstocked with tales of redemption.

Mar 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Johnny Temple

Dashboard Confessional Dashboard Confessional

A few years ago, when moviegoers in this country were just beginning to learn about Abbas Kiarostami, I heard a crowd of New Yorkers berate him for having put a snatch of Vival...

Mar 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation

The revival of a highly regarded play can either enhance or diminish its reputation.

Mar 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / David Kaufman

The Kurds Are in the Way Again The Kurds Are in the Way Again

The Kurds are in the way again, And so, to our dismay again, If we begin a fray again, As it appears we may again, It seems we must betray again

Mar 5, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Storm Warnings for a Supply-Side War Storm Warnings for a Supply-Side War

There's nothing like a compelling icon when no compelling argument is available.

Mar 4, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Ian S. Lustick

Biodiversity and You Biodiversity and You

As the Earth's population surges toward the 7 billion mark, the following twist on an old maxim perhaps best applies: A single birth is a joyous occasion. A billion births is a...

Feb 27, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Tatiana Siegel

Slumming Toward Academia Slumming Toward Academia

Only the joy of capitalist expectation could move a pre-Reagan-born American to utter the line "civil rights is dead," let alone write a book devoted to that proposition.

Feb 27, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Armond White

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