Books
“Spirit of the Century” is a riveting celebration of the Blind Boys of Alabama’s glorious and often unpredictable musical journey.
This small volume is apt to become a classic that is passed hand to hand.
Russian satirist Vladimir Sorokin’s excremental vision triumphs in two new translations.
As in her previous thrillers, Donna Raybourn’s dry wit serves double duty: defining our erudite heroine and presenting her view of a world that does not know what to make of her.
This encouraging book highlights the preponderance of positive developments regarding the efforts, worldwide, to deal with climate change.
This arch-New Englander, descendant of Puritans, is also “the American who resists branding, who will not be commodified.”
Because they were masters of performance, metamorphosis, and movement — of “containing multitudes” — Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan are the closest peers to Whitman America has yet produced.
This splendid book should be read by every child and adult who is convinced he doesn’t “fit in.”
Shouting and honking saxes made visceral appeals to the emotions and the body. For jazz critics, this kind of theatricality degraded what should have been ‘Art.’
Reporter Kara Swisher’s fought with just about every important tech bro titan (and yes, they are all bros) from Steve Jobs to Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and many others – and has always come out on top.
Design and Visual Arts: Affordable Housing, By Design