The cultural cognoscenti and the CIA fought the Cultural Cold War side by side, with the Whitney Trust acting as a funding conduit. daily.jstor.org/was-modern-a… via @JSTOR_Daily
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Mark Van Doren warning against overspecialization. He saw this as detrimental to one’s education in the arts and humanities. The “specialist can be ignorant of the very field he claims to master.”
Not even wars or terror attacks prepared Israelis for the coronavirus crackdown haaretz.com/israel-news/.pre…
‘Marriage Story’: Noah Baumbach On How His ‘Extremely Personal’ Movie Became His Most Ambitious – IndieWire indiewire.com/2019/07/marria…. This riveting interview makes me all the more eager to see Noah Baumbach’s new film. The word of mouth has been spectacular.
Great editorial in today's Times about Trump's strategy of distraction. He'll make these four congresswomen the subject of the next election, rather than his own sordid self, and they'll be made to stand for the whole Democratic Party. No wonder the whole spineless GOP backs him.
The Nazi Who Saved the Lubavitcher Rebbe tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-an… via @tabletmag
The Liberal Case Against Bernie via @thenation thenation.com/article/bernie…. Common sense and political savvy from Eric Alterman.
Thanks to the Norman Mailer Society and the excellent journal the Mailer Review for putting this online: projectmailer.net/pm/How_Mai…
A fascinating piece of New York history, well researched well told. Good work, Spec.
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Philip Roth’s American Portraits and American Prophecy newyorker.com/podcast/the-ne…
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🐘 @MaxBoot's vital forthcoming memoir THE CORROSION OF CONSERVATISM: WHY I LEFT THE RIGHT hits stores on October 9th. Learn more: books.wwnorton.com/books/978… xitter.cf/NewDay/status/10061523…
"I'm so sick of these ridiculous, outdated, nativist, xenophobic, protectionist arguments," says global affairs analyst Max Boot in response to Trump ripping G7 allies: "This notion that somehow Canada is an offender on trade is just bogus" cnn.it/2sLENiI
Astonishing that this hasn’t gotten more attention, another broken promise and sneak attack. xitter.cf/tpm/status/10061958182…
Trump just tossed a giant dynamite stick with "kill pre-existing condition protections" written on it at the GOP - right in time for the midterms bit.ly/2JJzk5p
Without a print edition I had forgotten the VV still exists, though I vividly recall it in its prime. xitter.cf/davidmyaffe/status/100…
As an @villagevoice alum, I still hope Peter Barbey can use his considerable resources to invest in this venerable institution that I know he loves. I fear that it is being starved with paltry web ad rates:
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A Most Violent Year. The best piece on 1968 I've yet read, comprehensively international, with fine autobiographical touches at end. How much it brings back! newrepublic.com/article/1482…
