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Ill Will
The psychological trauma of having to spend any time in a hospital is hard enough as is without having those who are supposed to “help” only helping increase our sense of shame.
The Return of Boston's Patron 'Saints'
Have you heard of “The Boondock Saints”? Two Irish brothers enter a room full of Italian (or Russian) mobsters. Gothic ...
Bernstein Bares It All
If you have any objections to the settlement struck between Google Books Search and the publishing industry, you better send
Colson Whitehead '91
The work of Arch C. Whitehead ’91 (better known as Colson Whitehead) has been invariably compared to Ralph Ellison’s masterpiece,
Colson Whitehead ’91
The work of Arch C. Whitehead ’91 (better known as Colson Whitehead) has been invariably compared to Ralph Ellison’s masterpiece,
Five And A Half Years Later, Bernstein Bites Back
Dear Ms. Laura Miller— About five and a half years ago today, I read an article of yours in the
Awards Should go to the Living
Though the National Book Critics Circle Award carries no money, its posthumous awarding to Roberto Bolaño for his monster of
Revealing Art's Social Potential
It’s only been a few centuries since art has become a thing apart from the rest of the social world.
Morrissey
It might just be the distorted looking glass of the last 20 years, but there’s something about the 1980s and
The Role of Artists in the Face of Recession
CORRECTION APPENDED Ever since Socrates banished us from his Republic, artists (and, as is my case, would-be artists) have had
Portable-Toilets: The Inauguration Holy Grail
9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., On the National Mall, near the Washington Monument. I didn’t really have to piss, I
Four Projects of Hate in the Year Of Hope
This year has been a year of hope. Barack Obama was elected on Nov. 4, Roberto Bolaño’s posthumous estate produced
Travis
“A million lonely people with their heads in the sand / Trying to make some sense of what they don’t
They Called Her Photo Op Palin
When she first stepped onto the national stage—beyond just questioning the efficacy (or rather, existence) of his plans—Sarah Palin tried
Summer Reading: The Sun Also Rises
I hate Hemingway. He is both a virulent misogynist and an anti-Semite. His lauded Spartan prose style is choppy and
