the new NYRB --Jonathan Freedlands important review of books on Israel, The Liberal Zionists, discusses esp. Ari Shavits book My Promised Land: The Triumph & Tragedy of Israel, at length, & suggestions for ways liberal Zionists, hated by both sides in the endless debate, can help Israel to make peace & give justice to Palestine. Also David Bromwichs review of the film Ivory Tower, which includes a piece on Deep Springs--hello, Katie Peterson, teaching in a model of what an education can be--if you want to know why college costs so much, & whats happening to it, read this. And Dan Chiasson--whom I usually find not up my alley, has a brilliant review of Charles Wright, our new poet laureatte--makes one pause to reflect on ones own writing, hmm. And on & on.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 23:23:05 +0000
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