"The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal" reminds us that this combative political provocateur is also one of our finest literary critics.
By Louis Bayard Jun 23, 2008
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By Darrell Etherington
January 29, 2009
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Two Beverly Hills plastic surgeons showed me the promise of a perfect face. So why am I keeping this shabby old one?
By David Rakoff
November 29, 2005
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From the author of "High Fidelity," a delightful celebration of the joys of reading that reminds us why most literary criticism is so bad.
By Charles Taylor
December 9, 2004
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Two critics, one revered and the other almost universally reviled, protest that the literary world has been taken over by big, bad, "ambitious" novels.
By Laura Miller
July 15, 2004
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By Darrell Etherington
January 20, 2009
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By Darrell Etherington
January 15, 2009
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By Darrell Etherington
January 5, 2009
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Gender-theory superstar Judith Butler takes on 9/11 and its aftermath in a new book -- written in clear English! But the task of postmodern theory, she argues, is more crucial now than ever.
By Astra Taylor
July 6, 2004
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I'm a young, cultured New Yorker who reads Gaddis and Ishiguro. But I can't stand indie rock, I love speed metal and slasher movies, and I refuse to be ashamed anymore!
By Tom Bissell
August 28, 2003
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Essayist Geoff Dyer on the difference between fiction and nonfiction (none), the usefulness of marijuana, and the importance of doing nothing.
By Suzy Hansen
February 24, 2003
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"My Dead Relative," "My After-School Special," "Boo-Hoo" and other essays that might get you a job after medical school.
By Aran Kadar
February 26, 2002
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I keep a lineup card of my favorite actresses, and though I love Meg Ryan, her feet might be a deal breaker.
By Bill Vaughn
January 9, 2002
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Essays in the aftermath of Sept.11, 2001: Deep doubts, sharp turns in opinion, incredible longing for change.
October 15, 2001
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From short stories to sports and science writing, "Best of" anthologies prove that readers like their books preselected.
By JoAnn Gutin
December 6, 2000
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By Jennifer Foote Sweeney
November 20, 2000
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Can I feel complete in a relationship with a man and still be a feminist?
By Nancy Kruse
October 18, 2000
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The boy and I made each other blush, but I couldn't express my illicit feelings to him.
By Cathy Jones
September 25, 2000
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The shameful exposure of Bill Clinton's penis means the next president will not be allowed one.
By Erik Tarloff
August 18, 2000
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They don't get sex right. Can we please get sex right please?
By Chris Colin
August 3, 2000
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The scourge of AIDS has made many people think more than ever before about protecting themselves.
By Tracy Quan
July 24, 2000
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It's disconcerting to hear someone make that much noise during sex.
By Franz Jxrgen Neumann
June 14, 2000
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New media has hurt sex on film, but there are ways to watch movies in an erotic frame of mind. Second of two parts.
By Ray Sawhill
May 10, 2000
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Films used to erotically seduce us; now they tend to sedate instead. First of two parts.
By Ray Sawhill
May 9, 2000
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If only women would trust men's genuine desire to give oral sex, instead of presuming it's all about intercourse.
By Dylan Edwards
May 2, 2000
Gore Vidal's inconvenient truths
Conferencing and Market Research Services Get Second Life
Whatsizface
"The Polysyllabic Spree" by Nick Hornby
The war for the soul of literature
Who says theory is dead?
Freddy, Jason, Megadeth and me
A drug user's guide to not writing
Diary of a hospital application reader
Batter up
Reckonings
Freedom from choice
An introduction to the series
If Gloria can do it ...
Beauty is truth
Sexless in Washington
Sex and this boy flying
An activist hooker speaks out on safe sex
Big appetites in Big Sur
Broadsheet
War Room