“I need a drink and a shower.” – Mayor Quimby There is a stunning fact in Mark Danner’s gruesomely truthful article about American torture in the 9 April 2009 issue of The New … more →
Tethered Swimmingseamorg wrote 2 days ago: PEN American Center, The New York Review of Books, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and 9 … more →
Sarah Couto wrote 2 months ago: When I was a student I was enjoined to reject the “Cleopatra’s Nose” theory of his … more →
Zeno Amerikanos wrote 4 months ago: “I need a drink and a shower.” – Mayor Quimby There is a stunning fact in Mark Dan … more →
feinberglibrary wrote 4 months ago: Today in 1932 the acclaimed American writer John Updike was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania. His c … more →
Kyle wrote 4 months ago: Daniel Mendelsohn in The New York Review of Books: “The large success of the book…has mu … more →
jannekeadema1979 wrote 4 months ago: I am now the proud owner of number 167 of the hand-bound limited second edition of Anthony Grafton’s … more →
Zeno Amerikanos wrote 5 months ago: “Stupid books.” – Bart Simpson There was a fascinating article up at Ars Technica … more →
ebonytamu wrote 5 months ago: John Updike is the author whose book inspired one of the wackiest movies I’ve ever seen, … more →
petebyrne wrote 5 months ago: There seems to be a concerted effort on the part of many of those complicit in the current economic … more →
herrdramaturg wrote 7 months ago: This past night but one we had snow for the first time this year. Relatively unaffected by the ice- … more →
Zeno Amerikanos wrote 7 months ago: “No no, dig up stupid.” – Chief Wiggum It’s been a little over a month since … more →
asianwindow wrote 8 months ago: In the New York Review of Books, Ian Buruma on Patrick French’s “The World Is What It Is … more →
jonathantodd wrote 8 months ago: The New York Review of Books has an absolutely wonderful feature on what is at stake in the US presi … more →
omnologos wrote 8 months ago: If the Gods of Olympus subscribed to the New York Review of Books, they would surely be laughing har … more →
DSL. wrote 8 months ago: As the Gray Lady, aka , finally takes her Who-knew?, Aiken-comes-out editorial bow on behalf of the … more →
ruben2008 wrote 11 months ago: On a snowy winter day in 1991, Lu Gang, a slightly built Chinese scholar who had recently received … more →
chrisy58 wrote 11 months ago: Published on Sunday, July 27, 2008 by The New York Review of Books The Battle For A Country’s Soul … more →
jebsharp wrote 11 months ago: Read Samantha Power on “The Democrats and National Security” in The New York Review of … more →
Zeno Amerikanos wrote 1 year ago: “Which, if true, means death for us all.” – Kent Brockman The “Bomb Iran … more →