Earlier this week, the Washington Monthly ran a Charles Homans piece on the brief life of Culture11, a site that began its existence as a right-of-center answer to Slate and morphed into something altogether different. (Ta-Nehisi Coates has a good take on why this matters, regardless of where you fall, politically speaking.) The piece as … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Politics
Me @ Volume 1- Coming Soon to a Lower East Side Near You*
- Afternoon Bites: Chris Andrews on translation, Hot Lit Mags, James Sturm on Jack Kirby, and more
- Notes on Quentin Rowan, Yeti, and Bits of Spy Novels
- Reviewed: “Sister Stop Breathing” by Chiara Barzini
- Afternoon Bites: William S. Burroughs in pop culture, “Angelmaker” gets a trailer , 90s hardcore and Skrillex, and more
March 26, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: criticism, Politics
notes on culture and politics
Categories: Books, Culture, PoliticsTags:: criticism, Politics
July 28, 2008, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: bill bishop, criticism, internet smacktalk, Politics, reihan salam, ross douthat, tpm cafe
talking polarization blues
Categories: criticism, Internet, PoliticsTags:: bill bishop, criticism, internet smacktalk, Politics, reihan salam, ross douthat, tpm cafe
Lately, I’ve been delving more and more into the TPMCafe Book Club — I’m pleased to see that they’re veering more and more into both books on politics from across the ideological spectrum, but also throwing in the occasional novel (specifically, Joseph O’Neill’s Netherland). I have, though, noticed some hostility from the comments section when … Continue reading