Recent Articles from The Review
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The Epic, Secret Struggle to Educate Iran's Bahais
A persecuted population, against all odds, has created and sustained its own institute.
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Is Death Bad for You?
It sure seems like it, but ...
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From Icky to Etsy, Victorian Craft Lives On
Marginal tangibles reflect the tangibly marginal aspects of life in a baffling, modern age.
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Portnoy's Enduring Complaint
A world dizzy with lust and disgust, irony and rage. Such were the literary epiphanies boomers found in Roth.
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Monday's Poem: 'After the Angelectomy,' by Alice Fulton
Imagine being stripped of the electric mystery of messages from the unknown. With notes from poetry blogger Lisa Russ Spaar.
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New Scholarly Books
Descriptions of the latest books, divided by category.
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The Case for Breaking Up With Your Parents
Love them if you have to, but to free your mind, leave them behind.
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Awful Job, Great Entertainment
From human grizzly-bear bait to "Deadliest Catch," hazardous occupations have always fascinated Americans. Why?
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Do Birds Have Emotions?
It's impossible, at this point, to know, but the evidence is tantalizing.
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When Fictionalized Facts Matter
Whether we approve of the liberties taken with history depends on who is taking them—Hilary Mantel or Showtime.
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Cut to Controversy
A professor turned filmmaker aims his lens at Zionism.
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Nota Bene: The Impermanence of Eden
A new memoir harvests bittersweet memories of a forward-thinking farm family.
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Weekly Book List, May 7, 2012
Descriptions of the latest books, divided by category.
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Shift Happens
On its 50th anniversary, Thomas Kuhn’s "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" remains not only revolutionary but controversial.
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EvoPolitics
Partisan manipulation of Darwinian notions yields some strange, simplistic conclusions.
