Showing posts with label Arts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arts. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 5, 2011

W. J. T. Mitchell: Cloning Terror: The War of Images, 9/11 to the Present

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From the University of Chicago Press : The phrase “War on Terror” has quietly been retired from official usage, but it persists in the Amer...
Sunday, January 2, 2011

Jay-Z: Decoded

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Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper and businessperson. He is one of the...

Keith Richards, James Fox: Life

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From The New York Times : For legions of Rolling Stones fans, Keith Richards is not only the heart and soul of the world’s greatest rock ’n’...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Lauren Redniss: Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout

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The New York Times recently said this about the book: The graphic-novel genre is no longer young, but it retains, like Drew Barrymore and ce...
Monday, December 27, 2010

Dana Milbank: Tears of a Clown: Glenn Beck and the Tea Bagging of America

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Joseph Smith, Jr., first leader of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons)  The White Horse Prophecy is a statement purported to have been made ...

Jennifer Homans: Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet

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The book and author were recently the subject of a WHYY Radio program-episode of Fresh Air. On the webpage for the show, this was said about...
Saturday, December 25, 2010

Greg Lawrence: Jackie as Editor: The Literary Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

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The Wall Street Journal recently juxtaposed two books on the same topic: William Kuhn's "Reading Jackie" and Greg Lawrence...