Tea and Fantasy
Fact, fiction, and revolution in an American town
By Adam Goodheart Thursday, September 1, 2005
Education Is My Mother and My Father
How the Lost Boys of Sudan found their way
By David Chanoff Thursday, September 1, 2005
Teaching the N-Word
A black professor, an all-white class, and the thing nobody will say
By Emily Bernard Thursday, September 1, 2005
The Rise and Fall of David Duke
Breaking the code of right-wing populism in Louisana
By Lawrence N. Powell Thursday, September 1, 2005
The Abuses of Enchantment
Why some children’s classics give parents the creeps
By Wendy Smith Thursday, September 1, 2005
Edmund Wilson's Clear Light
The lucid prose and inclusive views of “the last great critic in the English line”
By William H. Pritchard Thursday, September 1, 2005
Power to the People
Winning the Revolution did not assure ordinary Americans a role in governing themselves
By Richard E. Nicholls Thursday, September 1, 2005
Chekhov’s Journey
Finding the ideal of freedom in a rugged prison colony
By James McConkey Thursday, September 1, 2005
Beaten Boys and Frantic Pets
A close reading of Tom Sawyer reveals why Mark Twain isn’t nearly as funny as he thinks he is
By Adam Gussow Thursday, September 1, 2005
Travels with Alfred
On assignment with one of the world’s great photographers
By Timothy Foote Thursday, September 1, 2005
Tristes Tropiques
Remembering the screenwriter of North by Northwest
By William Zinsser Thursday, September 1, 2005
All the Extras
When the Criterion Collection releases a classic on DVD, the movie is only the beginning
By Tim Page Thursday, September 1, 2005
The Latches of Paradise
Charles Wright’s meditations and memories at year’s end
By Langdon Hammer Thursday, September 1, 2005
Custom and Law
After the death of his father, a not-notably observant Jew turns to the mourning rituals of his faith