Book Review: ‘Israel: What Went Wrong?,’ by Omer Bartov
In “Israel: What Went Wrong?,” Omer Bartov charts how a nation founded in the wake of trauma abandoned the emancipatory impulse of its origins.
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Book Review: ‘Israel: What Went Wrong?,’ by Omer Bartov
NYT Books and Literature
Poetry Challenge Day 3: W.H. Auden, The Poet and His Technique
It helps to be a little heartsick — and the best poet of your time. Our weeklong poetry challenge continues, including W.H. Auden himself reading “The More Loving One.”
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Poetry Challenge Day 3: W.H. Auden, The Poet and His Technique
NYT Books and Literature
Andrew Hacker, Provocative Political Scientist, Dies at 96
In a host of books and articles, he attacked conventional ideas on subjects including the battle of the sexes and the usefulness of high school math.
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Andrew Hacker, Provocative Political Scientist, Dies at 96
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America Is Anxious About Its 250th Birthday. So Are Historians.
At the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians, scholars wrestled with what people want from national anniversaries — and whether historians can give it to them.
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America Is Anxious About Its 250th Birthday. So Are Historians.
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Book Review: ‘How It Feels to Be Alive,’ by Megan O’Grady
“How It Feels to Be Alive,” by Megan O’Grady, blends criticism with personal history to explore how and why art affects us.
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Book Review: ‘How It Feels to Be Alive,’ by Megan O’Grady
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Book Review: ‘Permanence,’ by Sophie Mackintosh
In Sophie Mackintosh’s novel “Permanence,” cheating couples find themselves in an alternate world free of complication — and missing the mess.