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April 11, 2018

REVIEW: What Should We Do About China? Robert Kaplan Has Some Ideas

April 11, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: What Should We Do About China? Robert Kaplan Has Some Ideas

Some Well-Considered Advice that a Certain President Should Contemplate

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April 11, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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China, Asia, Diplomacy
April 06, 2018

REVIEW: A Famous Russian Pogrom Whose Horror Resonates Strongly Today

April 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Famous Russian Pogrom Whose Horror Resonates Strongly Today

A Moment When Russian Christians Turned Violently on their Jewish Neighbors

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April 06, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Pogroms, Anti-Semitism, Russia
April 04, 2018

REVIEW: The Remarkable True-Life Story of the Original Siamese Twins

April 04, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: The Remarkable True-Life Story of the Original Siamese Twins

Chang and Eng Gained Fame in America -- and Were Called a "Freak of Nature"

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April 04, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng, American History
March 30, 2018

REVIEW: A Spectacular Novel of Gay Lives, and Loves, Over Time

March 30, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Spectacular Novel of Gay Lives, and Loves, Over Time

It's the Latest Work from Man Booker Prize Winner Alan Hollinghurst

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March 30, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Gay Literature, England, British Fiction
March 28, 2018

REVIEW: A New 'Lord of the Flies,' but this Time with Girls

March 28, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A New 'Lord of the Flies,' but this Time with Girls

A Kayaking Trip in the Pacific Northwest Goes Horribly Awry

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March 28, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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Girls, New Adult Fiction, Pacific Northwest
March 16, 2018

REVIEW: Is Trump Bringing Fascism to America?

March 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Is Trump Bringing Fascism to America?

Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein Contemplates an Authoritarian Future

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March 16, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Fascism, Donald Trump, Authoritarianism
March 09, 2018

REVIEW: A Rapturous New Oral History of 'Angels in America'

March 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Rapturous New Oral History of 'Angels in America'

This Oral History is, Like the Play it Chronicles, a Masterpiece of its Art Form

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March 09, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Angels in America, Tony Kushner, Broadway
March 07, 2018

REVIEW: A Tough, Cynical, Stylish Noir Novel that Skillfully Rewrites the Rules

March 07, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Tough, Cynical, Stylish Noir Novel that Skillfully Rewrites the Rules

With a Mysterious Woman at the Center, Who Has a Lifetime of Secrets

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March 07, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Noir, M, Mystery, Femme Fatale
February 01, 2018

REVIEW: An Incisive Look at Race -- and How We Should Be Talking About It

February 01, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: An Incisive Look at Race -- and How We Should Be Talking About It

“Words are always at the heart of all our problems, and the beginning of all our solutions.”

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February 01, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Race, Diversity
January 31, 2018

REVIEW: Joseph Conrad: Witness to a Changing, Often-Horrific World

January 31, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Joseph Conrad: Witness to a Changing, Often-Horrific World

Using the Novelist's Life to Examine the Often-Troubling Rise of Globalization

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January 31, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Joseph Conrad, Globalization, British Literature, Poland
January 26, 2018

REVIEW: A Son's Memoir of the Golden Age of Cartoonists

January 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Son's Memoir of the Golden Age of Cartoonists

The World of John Cullen Murphy, Drawer of Prince Valiant, and His Friends

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January 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Cartoons, Humor, Biography
January 12, 2018

REVIEW: Ali Smith's 'Winter' is a Fine, Intricate Novel of Friendship and Life

January 12, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Ali Smith's 'Winter' is a Fine, Intricate Novel of Friendship and Life

A Remarkable Second Volume in the Author's Planned Four-Part Seasonal Quartet

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January 12, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Ali Smith, Fiction
January 10, 2018

REVIEW: A Revealing Look at the Hidden Lives of Child Prodigies

January 10, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Revealing Look at the Hidden Lives of Child Prodigies

Getting Into Harvard at Age 11, Being a Piano Virtuoso at Age 4, and Other Unusual Life Trajectories

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January 10, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Children, Prodigies, Geniuses
December 15, 2017

REVIEW: A History of New York City that Focuses on its Remarkable Rise

December 15, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A History of New York City that Focuses on its Remarkable Rise

For New York, 1898-1919 Was an Era of Vigor, Optimism, Energy, and Struggle

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December 15, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
New York City, Cities
December 13, 2017

REVIEW: Remembering the 'Wobblies,' a Fabled, Fighting Labor Union

December 13, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Remembering the 'Wobblies,' a Fabled, Fighting Labor Union

Industrial Workers Who Believed in Militancy, Solidarity, and Songs

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December 13, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Labor Unions, Industrial Workers of the World, Wobblies
December 06, 2017

REVIEW: In These Fraught Times, Is there a Better Way to Think About Race?

December 06, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: In These Fraught Times, Is there a Better Way to Think About Race?

A Philosopher, who is Himself Biracial, Offers Up a New Way to Think About an Old Issue

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December 06, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Race, Racism, Racial Discrimination
November 29, 2017

REVIEW: Trumpian Fantasies Have a Long History -- and Perhaps a Dire Future

November 29, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Trumpian Fantasies Have a Long History -- and Perhaps a Dire Future

Kurt Andersen Says America Has Always Believed in Hokum -- but It's Looking Darker These Days

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November 29, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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American History, Intellectual History, Fantasy
November 17, 2017

REVIEW: 'How to Behave in a Crowd,' a Too-Clever Novel of Family Life

November 17, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: 'How to Behave in a Crowd,' a Too-Clever Novel of Family Life

Poor Dory, Surrounded by Five Very Brilliant -- and Off-Putting -- Older Siblings

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November 17, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
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France, Families, Young People
November 15, 2017

REVIEW: Alice McDermott's 'The Ninth Hour' Looks at a Woman on the Verge

November 15, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Alice McDermott's 'The Ninth Hour' Looks at a Woman on the Verge

A Young Widow Finds an Unholy Love, and Puts Her Soul in the Balance

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November 15, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Catholicism, Nuns, Religion
November 01, 2017

REVIEW: A Top Academic Tries to Save Her Troubled Cousin

November 01, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: A Top Academic Tries to Save Her Troubled Cousin

A Tragedy of a Life Cut Short that Shines a Light on the Problem of Overincarceration

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November 01, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Overincarceration
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