Murakami On Writing In his new book, Murakami attempts to set the limits of what he wants people to know about him—and that isn’t much. David S. Wills 24 Nov 2022 · 11 min read
Startling Intimations of Greatness As we await the release of Woody Allen’s 50th feature film, his biographer looks back on the career of one of America’s great cinematic artists. David Evanier 21 Nov 2022 · 25 min read
Two Hundred Years of Stendhal 2022 marks the bicentennial of the pseudonym’s transformation from literary dabbler into one of the greatest novelists of the modern age. Robert Zaretsky 5 Oct 2022 · 10 min read
Napoleon in Rags Jann Wenner’s attempt to set the record straight only confirms the unattractive picture painted by his critics. David S. Wills 3 Oct 2022 · 13 min read
Getting Fletch Wrong Jon Hamm’s portrayal is an improvement on Chevy Chase’s goofball routine, but still bears little relation to the amoral cad in Gregory McDonald’s novels. Kevin Mims 23 Sep 2022 · 16 min read
The U.S. and the Holocaust—A Review Ken Burns’s new six-hour documentary is a work of extraordinary synoptic power and intelligence. Thomas Doherty 21 Sep 2022 · 15 min read
The Infantilization of Culture and History We should reject an unfalsifiable frame that can make anything and everything offensive or problematic, no matter how innocuous. Alan S. Rome 7 Sep 2022 · 8 min read
Adult Fantasy of Youth A look back at Bertolucci’s 2003 film, The Dreamers. Marilyn Simon 18 Aug 2022 · 13 min read
The Delia Demolition Why is the Atlantic slinging mud at the 72-year-old author of ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ on the eve of the film’s release? Kevin Mims 19 Jul 2022 · 19 min read
Céline, Literary Antichrist If we demand that our artists be angels, we will not have any art left to appreciate. RJ Smith 11 Jul 2022 · 9 min read
Troubadour at War Leonard Cohen’s visit to Israel in its darkest hour. Ari David Blaff 7 Jul 2022 · 8 min read
