Thomas Mann's presaging of cultural laziness and war to come is still stinging.
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Promised land
Political promise has two sides. Barack Obama speaks to the second.
Die Hard
One thing no one says about this movie: It's an accomplished farce.
The Fugitive
Great cat-and-mouse between TLJ and Harrison Ford — the little titans.
What we do
Chiara is sick with something she caught in America.
Snow
Did I know the song "When a Man Loves a Woman"? Corinne wanted to know.
Room to move
D.H. Lawrence’s vivid Sardinian travelogue of the 1920s stirs a trip of its own.
The Dream Life of Sukhanov
Olga Grushin controls reality, and Russia of the late 80s, in this remarkable first novel.
In the Heat of the Night
Steiger and Poitier make Jewison's southern saga more than all right.
Varieties of Disturbance
Lydia Davis' stories include Kafka cooking dinner for himself. Enough said.
Quo Vadis, Italia Nostra?
Nearly 40 percent of familes can't cover monthly costs, a shattering statistic.
Food of love
I wonder how many lovers know that the ancient Romans held a February matchmaking lottery?