By James Poulos • Jul 07,2008

Stories vs. Visions

Check out Robert Sibley’s piece in the Ottawa Citizen: Obama has defined himself as the “man of destiny,” the candidate who can overcome racial divisions, bring home the troops and...

By James Poulos • Jul 06,2008

The Knohl Conundrum

Andrew is also impressed by The Gabriel Revelation (that’s two new Bourne titles for you). But the Expert Testimony is a little suspect, methinks: “His mission is that he has...

By James Poulos • Jul 06,2008

That Wack Is ****, Yo

As predicted, The Wackness disappoints. Reihan, on the other hand, doesn’t: Portraying a downbeat sex-obsessed stoner is not the best way to display one’s dazzling range. Famke Janssen was wasted,...

By James Poulos • Jul 05,2008

That Is Wack, Dood

Or doodette. Read Dana Stevens in Slate on The Wackness, a review better than the movie if these are what count for selling points: Luke and his shrink, Dr. Jeffery...

By James Poulos • Jul 05,2008

Vote for Me or I Crush Your Genitals

The horrors of politics in Zimbabwe. One of the big downsides of globe-straddling information technology is that terrible things happening anywhere become instant and persistent public knowledge. The number of...

By James Poulos • Jul 05,2008

Does Hitchens Have a Meta Problem?

George Packer considers: last year he wrote a much-praised column in Vanity Fair about a soldier who joined the military in part because Hitchens’s writings inspired him to, and who...