Science and the History of Left-Handedness

If we read On the Other Hand as a meditation on the uses of history, we might say that for Kushner, history itself emerges as a left-handed discipline.

The Dubious Virtue of Apostasy

If there is not much new on GM agriculture or even on the dynamics of defection, we are not left with much except a deceptive broadside against anti-GMO activism, authenticated only by Lynas’s special standing.

The Republican Party and What It Means

Republican Character reminds readers that the men and women in politics are rarely ideologically consistent, often opportunistic, and sometimes make strange alliances and unappealing compromises.

How Hollywood Became the McDonald’s of Movies

The Big Picture has a broad yet unmistakable viewpoint regarding the artistic fallout of the trends it chronicles, and that outlook is despairing.

Florence Gould’s Toxic Gifts

In her twenties, Florence Gould danced in the Folies Bergere. In her thirties, she dazzled her guests in sequined pajamas designed for her by Coco Chanel. In her forties, during WWII, she served as a collaboration grande horizontale for high-ranking Nazis in Paris. In her fifties, as the war ended,…

The Exiled and The Devil’s Sideshow

The Angola Rodeo survives when other prison rodeos have closed because, of all places in America, Angola is the perfect stage.

We Are What We Write

As our historical record evolves from letters written in quill and ink to status updates, what we will mourn remains to be seen.

How Our New Electronic Dog Still Does Old Tricks

Rejoice, we are told: Television has never been better. And all that is old becomes new again.

“Hugh, Cape May, New Jersey”

“When I was 25, I walked in on my grandma’s killer. She was already dead. Her breasts were cut off. He was still on top of her, raping her, when he heard me come in that night. He tried to get away, but I wrestled him to the ground. I……

Get Shorty: Act 3, the Series

The producers of the Epix TV series Get Shorty, about (small) organized crime going to Hollywood for new opportunities, say it is merely “influenced by” the Elmore Leonard novel of the same name. They even suggest that a security guard at the studio in the…

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