online archive
5:00PM
APR 23 2008
Artistic value in an era of doubt
From Der Spiegel, an article on the global food crisis and the fury of the poor. When Jesse Had Game: Some see him as a discredited relic of the past, but he was once a young firebrand who inspired a generation. A review of Defining Art, Creating the Canon: Artistic Value in an Era of Doubt by Paul Crowther. Is Takashi Murakami Japan's Andy Warhol—or its Walt Disney? The introduction to Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy by Colin Dueck. The introduction to Cunning by Don Herzog. The literary world seems hormone-driven — no clinical studies have been conducted, but informal research has turned up the following exchange. Jeff Greenfield on why the Democrats won't have a brokered convention. Thomas Schaller on how to survive a Colbert interview. How the West was changed: An article on the degradation of the townspeople after World War II in the American Western. Richard Dawkins on Gods and earthlings: The "science of intelligent design" is science fiction. Chalmers Johnson on why it’s time to flee the country. Rupert Murdoch is launching an old-fashioned newspaper war against The New York Times — not since William Randolph Hearst took on Joseph Pulitzer have we seen such a fight. Abolish all "taxes": Stop saying “taxes” and start calling them “dues”, which is a term rooted in social obligation and duty.
