The cover of Le Nouvel Observateur
Q. Does French scandal and gossip compare to American the way French cuisine compares? Why or why not? Is it elitist? Or just more tasty? Who do you think is being "used"? Sarkozy? Bruni? The press? de Beauvoir?
Q. Does French scandal and gossip compare to American the way French cuisine compares? Why or why not? Is it elitist? Or just more tasty? Who do you think is being "used"? Sarkozy? Bruni? The press? de Beauvoir?
- Lifting the Veil
- Calvin Tomkins
- John Currin’s pornography paintings.
Q. Is Currin's work conservative? How does his work compare to someone like Koons? Is he like other figure painters? of today? of the 18th Century? Do we learn anything from the article about the meaning of his art?
Q. "Very few people have written more..." and been more written about too? This article is gold even considering it's intensely colorful subject. Any surprises of note to you? What about the time lines of his private accomplishments contrasted with his historical public service? What lessons can we take from the facts in addition to the amusement from the wit recounted by Lepore?
Q. Is this a good review? Is this a good review of the play? Does the reviewer like the play? Is Lahr a good reviewer of theater? What's flawed about his review? What's well done? What should a review accomplish?
Q. What three adjectives would you use to describe Edna Buchanan's style of prose. To describe Calvin Trillin's? Is the article more about Buchanan or her work and writing? What can we tell about Trillin?
Q. Does Minsky's cycle describe a "binge and purge"? "feast and famine"? Is the U.S. economy innately self-destructive?
Caught On Video Dept.
Real Naked Ladies
by Lauren Collins
Caught On Video Dept.
Real Naked Ladies
by Lauren Collins
Q. Is there a flaw in Roth's reasoning for making the film? "Barraged with boobs"? Sure, it's all fun and games until someone puts their eye out...
- The Color of Politics
- Peter J. Boyer
- Cory Booker’s post-racial generation.
Q. What if the Muslim armies hadn’t been stopped at the French border? What do you think would have happened in Europe? Is anything in this article historically "news to you"? Are there any keen observations from Levering? from Acocella? Should a book that was collected, rather than composed, have to be internally consistent? Wouldn't it help?
Q. Is this article about Greenwood, or "Blood", or the soundtrack? Which sentences do you find striking, if not breathtaking? What other films are of "Blood"-like proportions?
FROM THE ARCHIVES
February 17, 1986
Covering the Cops
by Calvin Trillin
FROM THE ARCHIVES
February 17, 1986
Profiles
Covering the Cops
by Calvin Trillin
