A Pirate’s Perspective In ‘Fishing Without Nets’
A battered wooden skiff motors along the horn of East Africa. On board are a half-dozen men clutching AK-47s and …
Publishing Pioneer Barney Rosset Dies At 89
A literary legend has died — not an author, but the publisher behind some of the greatest and most controversial …
What Happened In ‘Watergate’: An Alternate Take
Nearly 40 years after the Watergate scandal, Watergate, Thomas Mallon’s latest historical novel, captures both the metastasizing dishonesty and the …
African American Museum Breaks Ground In D.C.
On Wednesday, President Obama spoke at the formal groundbreaking for Smithsonian’s newest museum, the National Museum of African American History …
The Secret Strength Of Beef Soup
On a dreary midwinter afternoon some years ago, I was standing in line at the supermarket checkout, my usual chaotic …
Mardi Gras Indians Tout Generations-Old Traditions
Today is Mardi Gras, and people all over the world are celebrating with decadent meals, carnivals and parades. And New …
‘Warrior’: Far More Terrifying Than Any Ordinary Brutal Battle
When it was released last September, I thought I had Warrior’s number. Previews promised a tale of two brothers who …
A Depressive Diarist Chronicles His Descent
Patrick deWitt is the author of The Sisters Brothers. “Doesn’t the act of noticing matter as much as what’s noticed?” …
Our Media, Ourselves: Are We Headed For A Matrix?
When Hollywood imagines the future, from Logan’s Run to Avatar, it tends to picture living spaces as sterile and characterless, …
‘New Yorker’ Cartoonist Imagines Washington At 7
Through his many New Yorker covers, Barry Blitt has become one of the preeminent satirical cartoonists of America’s recent presidents. …
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