In this podcast, Henri Cole reads from his recent book of poems, Touch (2011), and talks about his search for what he calls the “essentialness of emotion.”
Henri Cole Civitella Ranieri Foundation Henri Cole In this podcast, Henri Cole reads from his recent book of poems, Touch (2011), and talks about his search for what he calls the “essentialness...
Garry Wills Howard Chandler Christy: Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, 1940 Some years ago I had a brilliant student in several of my classes—the only student, in f...
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John Paul Stevens The Harm in Hate Speech by Jeremy Waldron Carl De Keyzer/Magnum Photos A Ku Klux Klan rally in Hico, Texas, 1990 In The Harm in Hate Speech, Jeremy Waldron discusses a loosely defin...
Ahmed Rashid Bryan Denton/Corbis/AP Images A young Afghan National Army soldier playing volleyball on the grounds of the battle-scarred Darulaman Palace outside Kabul, March 23, 2012. The former king...
Alma Guillermoprieto Carolyn Kaster/AP Images President Obama with the Colombian singer Shakira and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in Cartagena, where he was attending the Summit of the Ameri...
Hugh Eakin Sudarsan Raghavan/The Washington Post/Getty Images A Yemeni military position in Zinjibar, Yemen on the main highway between the city and Aden on December 28, 2011 The United States is qui...
Joe Sacco This story is drawn from “Kushinagar,” which appeared originally in French in XXI, no. 13, January/February/March 2011, and will appear in English in Joe Sacco’s new colle...
Eamon Duffy Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination an exhibition at the British Library, London, November 11, 2011–March 13, 2012 British Library An angel appearing to the Magi, from The Queen...
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David Shulman The Crisis of Zionism by Peter Beinart Benjamin Netanyahu; drawing by Pancho Even apart from the disastrous political consequences of current Israeli policy, it is critical to recognize...
Jeff Madrick CNBC German chancellor Angela Merkel during an interview in Berlin, March 16, 2012 The announcement Wednesday by Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, that her nation is ready to discuss ...
Larry Rohter To the Editors: As someone who often traveled and worked with the late Nicolas Reynard in the Amazon for weeks at a time, I imagine that he would have been amused to find himself describ...
Paul R. Billings and Hyman Gross To the Editors: Richard Lewontin, in his review of DNA uses in forensics [“Let the DNA Fit the Crime,” NYR, February 23], correctly notes that the position of experts...
Robert R. Holzer, reply by Charles Rosen To the Editors: Charles Rosen’s thought-provoking essay “Freedom and Art” [NYR, May 10] contains a small error of fact. He writes, “Mozart sets this [the pass...
Thomas Powers To the Editors: Several readers have protested my failure in a recent piece on Eisenhower [NYR, April 26] to mention his approval of covert operations to overthrow governments in Iran a...
Rose Styron To the Editors: If anyone has information about this fine photo taken of my late husband, William Styron, I’d be so grateful if you would contact me at styronphoto@gmail.com. Rose Styron ...
Marcia Angell, reply by Ronald Dworkin Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Getty Images President Obama with Supreme Court Justices John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, and Sonia ...
Sanford Schwartz Cindy Sherman an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, February 26–June 11, 2012 Cindy Sherman/Metro Pictures Cindy Sherman: Untitled #353, 36 x 24 inches, 2000 The ...
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Robert Darnton Anne Day The Rose Main Reading Room at the 42nd Street branch of the New York Public Library; photograph by Anne Day from the new edition of Henry Hope Reed and Francis Morroneâ€&...
Tim Parks Christopher Anderson/Magnum Photos A man driving through Catia, a violent slum in Caracas, Venezuela, 2005 Is the novel a space of intense engagement with the world, of risk and adventure? ...
Garry Wills Palazzo Massimo alle Terme A marble sarcophagus depicting a bride and groom (center), 270-280 CE President Obama is clinging to a nonsensical distinction between civil unions of same-sex ...
Alastair Macaulay Freedom and the Arts: Essays on Music and Literature by Charles Rosen Alison Beth Waldman/SparkAction.org Charles Rosen receiving the National Humanities Medal from President Obama ...
Joost Hiltermann Getty Images Bahraini youths run for cover as police fire teargas during Labor Day protests in the Manama suburb of Sanabis, May 1, 2012 Until 2011, the tiny island nation of Bahrain...
David Cole AP Photo/Susan Walsh John Yoo Sometimes I think being American means never having to say you’re sorry. On Wednesday, May 2, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, a federal appeals...
J. Hoberman Milestone The apartment setting of Shirley Clarkes The Connection Re-released in a lovingly restored print on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary, Shirley Clarke’s debut film T...
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