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Issue of April 25, 2011




April 25, 2011
April 25, 2011
COMMENT
Deepest Cuts
Obama and the budget war.
by George Packer


THE TALK OF THE TOWN

Reality Replay
A second look at “An American Family.”
by Laurie Winer
THE SPORTING SCENE
Queen of the D-League
A woman coach in the N.B.A.
by Ben McGrath


Video: Ben McGrath looks back on Nancy Lieberman’s trailblazing basketball career.
ANNALS OF INNOVATION
Kuwait on the Prairie
At long last, oil gushes in North Dakota.
by Eric Konigsberg

BOOKS
Manning Marable’s “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention.”
by David Remnick
THE CURRENT CINEMA
“Hanna,” “Arthur,” “The Princess of Montpensier.”
by David Denby

Posted at 5/08/2011

Issue of April 18, 2011

April 18, 2011

April 18, 2011

THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Harvest Time
James Taylor is honored at Carnegie Hall.
by Adam Gopnik
THE FINANCIAL PAGE
Pumped Up?
The oil-price panic.
by James Surowiecki
DEPT. OF TRAVEL
The Grand Tour
Chinese vacations in Europe.
by Evan Osnos

Join a live chat with Evan Osnos about Chinese tourists in Europe on Thursday, April 14th, at 11 A.M. E.T.
REFLECTIONS
Farther Away
“Robinson Crusoe” and the art of solitude.
by Jonathan Franzen


A CRITIC AT LARGE
Freya Stark’s Arabian adventures.
by Claudia Roth Pierpont


THE ART WORLD
The Peacock Room’s new incarnation.
by Peter Schjeldahl
Audio Slide Show: Peter Schjeldahl on the recent reinstallation of the Peacock Room at the Freer Gallery, in Washington, D.C.
THE CURRENT CINEMA
“The Conspirator.”
by Anthony Lane
Posted at 4/17/2011

Issue of April 11, 2011

April 11, 2011
April 11, 2011
THE FINANCIAL PAGE
In Praise of Distraction
Why you should be allowed to surf the Web at work.
by James Surowiecki
ANNALS OF COMMUNICATIONS
Murdoch’s Best Friend
Robert Thomson at the Wall Street Journal.
by Ken Auletta
ANNALS OF COMEDY
Funny Like a Guy
Anna Faris wants to get laughs her way.
by Tad Friend


Video: Tad Friend looks at the career of the comic actress Anna Faris.


DANCING
Eiko and Koma’s “Naked.”
by Joan Acocella
A CRITIC AT LARGE
Italy’s unhappy anniversary.
by Tim Parks
MUSICAL EVENTS
Bach’s sacred music.
by Alex Ross
THE CURRENT CINEMA
“Source Code,” “Meek’s Cutoff.”
by David Denby
Posted at 4/10/2011

Issue of February 28, 2011

February 28, 2011


February 28, 2011

THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Author, Author
A former staffer uncovers an early draft of J.F.K.’s inaugural address.
by Adam Frankel


Primary Sources: An early draft of President Kennedy’s Inaugural Address.
DEPT. OF COSMIC DEBRIS
Vermin of the Sky
NASA’s Chicken Little problem.
by Tad Friend


Audio: Tad Friend on the asteroid threat.

Video: Tad Friend looks at the threat of asteroids and strategies for avoiding a collision.
SHOUTS & MURMURS
Who Am I?
by Demetri Martin

THE THEATRE
“Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.”
by John Lahr

THE CURRENT CINEMA
“Cedar Rapids,” “Of Gods and Men.”
by Anthony Lane

Posted at 2/28/2011

Issue of February 14 & 21, 2011; part II


February 14 & 21, 2011

February 14 & 21, 2011
THE FINANCIAL PAGE
Sputnikonomics
Should America be funding investments with more debt?
by James Surowiecki
ALBUM
Your Eustace, 2011

Slide Show: Twelve new takes on Tilley.
LETTER FROM KABUL
The Afghan Bank Heist
The corruption of Karzai’s officials exposed.
by Dexter Filkins


Join a live chat with Dexter Filkins about Afghanistan on Tuesday, February 8th, at 4 P.M. E.T.

LIFE AND LETTERS
Middlemarch and Me
What George Eliot teaches us.
by Rebecca Mead


Primary Sources: “Gems from George Eliot,” as featured in the June, 1881, edition of The Literary News.

Join a live chat with Rebecca Mead about George Eliot and “Middlemarch” on Thursday, February 17th, at 3 P.M. E.T.

A CRITIC AT LARGE
Does the Internet change how we think?
by Adam Gopnik


Join a live chat with Adam Gopnik about the Internet on Wednesday, February 16th, at 2 P.M. E.T.

THE CURRENT CINEMA
“The Eagle,” “Into Eternity.”
by Anthony Lane

Posted at 2/20/2011

Issue of February 14 & 21, 2011; part I


February 14 & 21, 2011

February 14 & 21, 2011




PERSONAL HISTORY
Confessions of a Juggler
Motherhood and show biz after forty.
by Tina Fey
DEPT. OF EDUCATION

The Order of Things
The problem with college rankings.
by Malcolm Gladwell


PROFILES
The Apostate
A former Scientologist speaks out.
by Lawrence Wright


Audio: Lawrence Wright talks about Paul Haggis and Scientology.

Primary Sources: Documents from legal cases involving Scientology.

Posted at 2/11/2011
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