HBO’s 41 asks none of the hard questions about George H.W. Bush’s uninspired career
Tom Carson
Tom Carson won two National Magazine Awards during his stint as Esquire’s “Screen” columnist and has been nominated twice more as GQ’s movie reviewer. Formerly a staff writer at LA Weekly and The Village Voice, he is the author of Gilligan’s Wake (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year for 2003) and Daisy Buchanan’s Daughter.
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Mad Men’s Shark Week
This season hasn’t lived up to our reviewer’s high expectations.
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The Big Easy’s Hometown Paper
The New Orleans Times-Picayune’s downsizing comes at an odd time for the publication.
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Mr. Caro’s Opus
Some observations on the fourth installment of The Years of Lyndon Johnson
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Coming to Dinner at Clooney’s?
Deciding whether to donate to the Obama campaign can be a tortuous process.
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Levon Helm’s Last Waltz
Where does rock and roll stand after the death of the great Band drummer?
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There’s No Politics Like Show Politics
You’ll have a better time watching Veep if you don’t expect the show to tell you much about the real or even “real” Washington.
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The Nuclear Politics of a Poem
A look at the poem that led the Israeli government to declare Gunter Grass a persona non grata.
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To Thine Own Self Be Hip
A critic learns to stop worrying and love the music.