Slowly Rebuilding New Orleans
Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, the reconstruction effort doesn't fit a simple liberal or conservative narrative.
Staff Reviews
D'Souza "Fact Check" Light on Facts
AP treats opinions as facts, then says the opinions are wrong.
Someone's Watching
If consumers are annoyed with a merchant's monitoring, they can buy elsewhere. With the intrusive state, there is nowhere to go.
Intelligence at Work
Neal Stephenson's new book explores science fiction, underseas cables, Hong Kong, and the art of storytelling.
Cosmopolis
David Cronenberg's delightfully strange riff on sex, technology, capitalism, and the quest for a good haircut.
Land Grabs in the Developing World
How powerful interests seize land from peasants, pastoralists, and others around the globe
Rachel Maddow Abbreviates History
An MSNBC host's book on foreign policy leaves out too much of the story of how this mess began.
Misreading the Tea Party
A new book misunderstands the libertarian-leaning portion of the Tea Party movement and exaggerates the importance of the movement's social conservatives.
The Demise of Social Science
Is rampant addiction to porn and video games really ruining a generation of men?
Who Made Them Boss?
MSNBC host Christopher Hayes examines America's elites but misses important parts of the picture.
Ruby Sparks and The Watch
An indie gem with Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan, and Hollywood yocks with Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn.
War Is Still a Racket
They say war is a fight between forces seeking victory. But sometimes the conflict is more complicated than that.
The Dark Knight Rises
A surprisingly limp conclusion to Christopher Nolan's celebrated Batman trilogy.
Turning Comic Books Into Art
The world of high art celebrates pioneering comics creator Daniel Clowes.
The Truth About "Deep Throat"
A new book sheds light on the Watergate whistleblower's real motives.
Caitlin Moran Knows How To Be a Woman and You Don't
Popular feminist yuk-fest is really a class-based etiquette book.
Frederick Douglass, Classical Liberal
A fresh look at the political evolution of a great American
Political Animals: The Confusing Adventures of Un-Hillary Non-Clinton
This fictional political miniseries perhaps draws a little too much from the real world.
From Bootlegging to Pot Trafficking
The outlaws of Marion County, Kentucky, defy one Prohibition after another.
Easy Money and The Imposter
A Swedish crime thriller and a dark documentary about a human chameleon
Gail Collins Hates the Lone Star State
Times columnist messes with Texas and loses in laugh-free, fact-challenged airdrop.
The Cure for Abject Poverty
A new book argues that inclusive institutions offer the best path to prosperity.
The Freaky Fetishes of Golden Age Hollywood
A tolerant new tell-all from Tinseltown's sexual fixer
Magic Mike and The Amazing Spider-Man
Channing Tatum in the flesh, Andrew Garfield in a mega-budget mess.
The Newsroom: Finally, a Show About Elitist American Nostalgia!
Aaron Sorkin wants Daddy Newsman to explain to all those stupid Americans what's right and wrong.
