Books
This is a moving yet quite practical book about caring for an aging parent.
Read MoreSome books published in 2016 I’m glad to have read.
Read MoreTwo books — one nonfiction, the other fiction — that deal with Jewish history.
Read MoreThe story of The Daily Show is interesting to fans, but it’s also relevant to understanding the evolution of political satire.
Read MoreFouad Laroui’s striking collection of stories describes a world “where everything is foreign.”
Read MoreMikita Brottman gets raw, often very funny, and unexpected responses to the masterpieces she puts before her prisoners.
Read MoreReading the essays in this collection is like receiving a first-rate tutorial on the way we live now and how we got here.
Read MoreThese posthumous volumes provide ample proof that poet Philip Levine was far more than a proletariat troubadour.
Read MoreMaybe finally we’re reaching the Natsume Sōseki moment in the English-speaking world.
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Arts Review/Commentary: Climate Change and Artistic Derangement
Why haven’t American theater companies dealt seriously with climate change?
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