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May 29, 2006 Issue - 22 Articles- Letters, p. 2
Editorials & Comment
- Spymaster Disaster, p. 3
- For a Sane Energy Policy, p. 4
- The New Kerry
Ari Berman
, p. 5 - Bolivia Steps On the Gas
Daphne Eviatar
, p. 6 - Deadline Poet
Calvin Trillin
, pp. 6-7 The Great Decider
- In Fact..., p. 8
Columns
- Diary of a Mad Law Professor
Patricia J. Williams
, p. 9 Yumi, Yumi, Yumi
- The Liberal Media
Eric Alterman
, p. 10 Three Liberal Lives
Books & the Arts
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Laughter in the Dark (2 Reviews) John Banville
, pp. 11-13 Last Evenings on Earth, by Roberto Bolano
- Last Evenings on Earth by Roberto Bolano
- The Successor by Ismail Kadare
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Dead Man (Review) William Deresiewicz
, pp. 14-15 Everyman, by Philip Roth
- Everyman by Philip Roth
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Love in the Ruins (Review) Alice Kaplan
, pp. 16-19 Suite Francaise, by Irene Nemirovsky
- Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
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The Composer's Craft (Review) Paul Mitchinson
, pp. 20-23 Stravinsky: The Second Exile, by Stephen Walsh
- Stravinsky: The Second Exile by Stephen Walsh
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For Reasons of State (2 Reviews) Lynn Hunt
, pp. 24-29 Fatal Purity, by Ruth Scurr
- Fatal Purity by Ruth Scurr
- The Terror by David Andress
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The Body Artist (2 Reviews) Peter Plagens
, pp. 30-33 Eakins Revealed, by Henry Adams and Thomas Eakins
- Eakins Revealed by Henry Adams and Thomas Eakins
- The Revenge of Thomas Eakins by Sidney D. Kirkpatrick
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High Culture, Low Politics (Review) Andreas Huyssen
, pp. 34-39 The Seduction of Culture in German History, by Wolf Lepenies
- The Seduction of Culture in German History by Wolf Lepenies
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The Sheltering Shy (Review) David Thomson
, pp. 40-45 Untold Stories, by Alan Bennett
- Untold Stories by Alan Bennett
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Dining With Devils (Review) Fatin Abbas
, pp. 46-49 You Must Set Forth at Dawn, by Wole Soyinka
- You Must Set Forth at Dawn by Wole Soyinka
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The Book of Daniels (2 Reviews) Christine Smallwood
, pp. 50-52 The Possibility of an Island, by Michel Houellebecq
- The Possibility of an Island by Michel Houellebecq
- Mammals by Pierre Merot
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Zones of Disengagement (Review) Richard Vinen
, pp. 53-56 Absent Minds: Intellectuals in Britain, by Stefan Collini
- Absent Minds: Intellectuals in Britain by Stefan Collini
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Woman Warrior (Review) Reza Aslan
, pp. 57-64 Iran Awakening, by Shirin Ebadi and Azadeh Moaveni
- Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi and Azadeh Moaveni
- Cover
Gene Case and Stephen Kling