Byline is the place on the Institute's website where we feature original work by students (and faculty and alumni), edited to professional standards.
Recent selected published works by current and former CRC students and faculty:
"The Real Life of Snowflakes and Swans." Prof. Dennis Lim on Frederick Wiseman's film "La Danse". The New York Times, October 21, 2009.
"The Vonnegut Brand, Irony Omitted." CRC student Ian Crouch on Kurt Vonnegut's pothumous success. newyorker.com, October 12, 2009.
"Silly, Beautiful Things." CRC student Ian Crouch on celebrity merchandise. newyorker.com, Oct. 23, 2009.
"Mmmm ... Marge." CRC Student Ian Crouch on the "Simpsons." newyorker.com, October 14, 2009.
"Nobel Prize Odds: Oz, an American, or Eco?" CRC student Ian Crouch gambles on the Nobel Prize for Literature. newyorker.com, October 5, 2009.
"A Berlin Hub's Arty Spinoff," CRC alumna Charly Wilder on an up-and-coming gallery district in Berlin. The New York Times, September 20, 2009.
"Fifth Street Tropicalia (in Furs)," CRC alumna Charly Wilder tracks down an East Village storehouse of Brazilian psychedelia. The Village Voice, June 2, 2009.
"In Europe, Nurturing a New Kind of Eden." Alumna Charly Wilder (CRC '09) on an EU-sponsored project to promote sustainable tourism. The New York Times, October 11, 2009.
"Murakami Confronts Mortality." CRC student Kathleen Massara reviews Takashi Murakami's new work at Gagosian gallery in Chelsea. The L Magazine, September 22, 2009.
Beauty Salon, CRC alumna Megan Doll reviews the latest translation of Mexican writer Mario Bellatin. Bookforum.com, September 14, 2009.
How to Think About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict CRC director Susie Linfield weighs in on the Israel-Palestine conflict and takes issue with the "one-state" solution.
"Concerning the Spiritual in Indie Rock." CRC alumna Judy Berman ('09) explores secular spirituality in the music of bands such as Animal Collective and Neutral Milk Hotel. The Believer, August 2009.
"At the Gastown Riot: Vancouver artist Stan Douglas reimagines a neighbourhood’s troubled past," CRC alum Leigh Kamping-Carder explores a massive photographic art installation at one of Vancouver's most controversial developments, The Walrus magazine, July/August 2009.
"The Legacy of Resistance," CRC student Kathleen Massara interviews Emory Douglas, the artist and minister of culture for the Black Panther Party, about political art in the age of Obama. The L Magazine, August 2009.
"Fleeting Exchanges: Helen Levitt Remembered " CRC alumna Jana Prikryl assesses documentary photographer Helen Levitt. The Nation, 15 July 2009.
"Feverish Liaisons " CRC Professor Katie Roiphe reviews Cristina Nehring's A Vindication of Love. The New York Times Sunday Book Review, 19 June 2009.
"Our Lot" CRC Professor Alyssa Katz book on the real estate obsession.
"Bad Girls Go Everywhere." CRC alumna Joscelyn Jurich reviews Jennifer Scanlon's biography of Helen Gurley Brown. Bookforum, June/July/August 2009.
"Torture as Portrayed through Jenny Holzer's 'Protect/Protect'." An essay on Jenny Holzer's exhibit, "Protect/Protect" at the Whitney by Joscelyn Jurich, CRC alumna. Huffington Post, May 19, 2009.
"Lifetime tribute to a working man's craft." Frieda Klotz reviews "Various Voices," a collection of Harold Pinter's essays, stories and poems. Irish Independent, May 31, 2009.
"The Kundera Conundrum: Kundera, Respekt and Contempt" CRC alumna Jana Prikryl on the Milan Kundera scandal and the ghosts of Czech history, in The Nation, June 8, 2009.
"In Familial Bric-a-Brac, Finding Himself," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim reviews Olivier Assayas's new film, "Summer Hours." New York Times, May 1, 2009.
CRC alumna Megan Doll reviews Joanna Smith Rakoff's A Fortunate Age. The San Francisco Chronicle. April 30, 2009.
"No Doubt: Back in the Saddle," CRC alumnus David Marchese writes the cover story of this month's issue of Spin magazine.
Salon.com's blogging website, Open Salon, edited by Thomas Rogers (CRC '07) is nominated for a National Magazine Award in the category "Best Interactive Feature."
"A Lovely Way to Burn," CRC professor Katie Roiphe reviews Falling Hard: 100 Love Poems by Teenagers, Tell the World: Teen Poems From WritersCorps, and More Than Friends: Poems From Him and Her , April 10, 2009, New York Times Book Review.
"Pixelated God: Faith in the Internet," CRC student Katie Rolnick writes about Internet artist, Kevin Bewersdorf. therumpus.net, February 26, 2009.
The poem 'Siblings and Half Siblings' by CRC alumna Jana Prikryl is featured in this week's 'New Yorker' (pages 50 and 51). The New Yorker , April 13, 2009.
"Detritus and Drawings: The Art of Dineo Seshee Bopape," CRC student Kathleen Massara interviews South African artist Dineo Bopape about the "Younger Than Jesus" exhibition at the New Museum. The Brooklyn Rail, April 2009.
"Leos Carax on 'Tokyo': "Cinema is my country but it is not my business"," CRC student Eric Hynes interviews director Leos Carax about his latest film. Indiewire, March 4, 2009.
"What Does a Hollywood Producer Do, Exactly?" CRC student Ian Crouch investigates. Slate.com, Feb. 20, 2009.
"A Rather Bestial Fellow, Bailey's Cheever: A Life," CRC student Ian Crouch reviews Blake Bailey's new biography. The Brooklyn Rail, March 2009.
"Call Her 'Sue,'" CRC student Ian Crouch reviews Reborn: Journals and Notebooks 1947-1963 by Susan Sontag.The Brooklyn Rail, Feb. 2009.
"Memories of Great Books, Beam's A Great Idea at the Time: The Rise, Fall, and Curious Afterlife of the Great Books," a review by CRC student Ian Crouch. The Brooklyn Rail, Dec. 2008.
"Why a Tree Makes it Hard to Write About Africa," CRC student Ben Travers explores the pratfalls of cultural romanticism, The Toronto Star, August 5, 2007.
"Inside Bernie Madoff's New Home... for the Next 150 Years," CRC student Charly Wilder takes a closer look at the New York prison the Ponzi Prince may soon call home.Esquire.com, March 12, 2009.
"Ghosts," CRC alumna Megan Doll reviews the latest translation of Argentine novelist César Aira. The San Francisco Chronicle, March 4, 2009.
"A Jury of Her Peers" by Elaine Showalter, reviewed by CRC Professor Katie Roiphe. The New York Times Book Review. Published: March 5, 2009.
"History Through an Unblinking Lens" by CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim. The New York Times — Arts and Leisure section. Published: March 6, 2009.
"Multinational Forces at the Berlin Film Festival" CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim reports from the Berlin International Film Festival. The New York Times, February 13, 2009.
Carrie Havranek, a CRC alumna from 2000, just published a two-volume reference book about women in popular music with Greenwood Press, titled, "Women Icons of Popular Music: The Rebels, Rockers, and Renegades."
"Superman from the South, Rodriguez's Che: A Graphic Biography," CRC student Nisa Qazi reviews a new graphic novel about Ernesto "Che" Guevara. The Brooklyn Rail, December 2008.
"Building a bridge to a better life"CRC student Charly Wilder profiles Moroccan-born entrepreneur Aziz Senni. She also wrote and produced the accompanying video. The International Herald Tribune, December 26, 2008.
"Recession Chic."CRC alumna Hailey Eber examines how lifestyle publications have recast thrifty as fabulous amidst the economic crisis. Culture 11, November 26, 2008.
"The voice of the poet," CRC student Frieda Klotz reviews a new book of interviews with the poet Seamus Heaney. Prospect Magazine, December 2008.
"Angelina Jolie's Carefully Orchestrated Image," CRC alum Brooks Barnes discusses the movie star's notable success in managing her public persona. The New York Times, November 20, 2008.
"The Ball Gown Challenge."CRC alumna Hailey Eber enlists past Project Runway designers to offer the new First Lady (humorous) advice on looking stylish but restrained amidst the economic crisis. The Daily Beast, November 6, 2008.
"Barack Obama in Paris!," Charly Wilder, current CRC student, reports on an Obama-inspired art exhibition in Paris. She also co-produced the accompanying audio slide show. The International Herald Tribune Globespotters blog and The New York Times online, October 23, 2008.
"Black Man, White House," Thomas Chatterton Williams, CRC 2008, explores the impact of an Obama presidency on black America. Culture11, October 21, 2008.
"George, Being George," CRC alumna Megan Doll reviews Nelson W. Aldrich, Jr.'s oral biography of George Plimpton. Time Out New York, October 16, 2008.
"Portland, get over yourself," CRC student Becky Ohlsen writes about what happens when a city becomes too smug. The Oregonian, October 5, 2008.
"Safeguarding a Japanese Master's Place in Film," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim reviews the New York Film Festival's retrospective of the Japanese iconoclast Nagisa Oshima. The New York Times, September 26, 2008.
"French School as Democracy and Stage," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim on The Class, a French high-school drama made with real students and teachers. The New York Times, September 21, 2008.
"Voice Over," CRC alumna Megan Doll reviews Céline Curiol's debut novel. Time Out New York, September 19, 2008.
"The Jive Talker: An Artist's Genesis," CRC graduate Joscelyn Jurich reviews Samson Kambalu's new book, The Jive Talker. Bookforum, September/October/November, 2008.
"A High-Rise Career,"CRC alumna Joscelyn Jurich interviews renowned architecture critic, Ada Louise Huxtable. Publishers Weekly, September 15, 2008.
"The Florentine," CRC professor Claudia Roth Pierpont explores the life of one of the Renaissance's most controversial figures: Machiavelli. The New Yorker, September 15, 2008.
"Bridging Generations and Hemispheres," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim on the zig-zagging career of filmmaker Wayne Wang. The New York Times, September 14, 2008.
"Luxury Rentals: New York's Gated Communities," CRC student Leigh Kamping-Carder explores New York City's enclaves of suburbia. New York Observer, September 12, 2008.
"Yelping Like a Grown-up," CRC graduate Ira Boudway discusses the evolution of the Walkmen and their new album, You & Me. New York Magazine, September 7, 2008.
"For Michelle Williams, It's All Personal," CRC alumnus and NYU teaching professional Dennis Lim speaks with actor Michelle Williams about life after longtime boyfriend Heath Ledger's death. The New York Times, September 4, 2008.
"All-Americana girl," CRC student Judy Berman interviews music critic Amanda Petrusich about her new book, "It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for the Next American Music," Salon, September 2, 2008.
"Salo on Criterion: 1975 film still a shocker," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim reviews Pier Paolo Pasolini's notorious Sade adaptation. < em>The Los Angeles Times, August 24, 2008.
"Orson Welles' Quixote was eerily like his life," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim reviews the reconstructed version of Orson Welles's unfinished dream project. < em>The Los Angeles Times, August 17, 2008.
"The Angry Flood and the Story in Its Wake," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim examines the emerging genre of Hurricane Katrina cinema. The New York Times, August 17, 2008.
"The Afterlife for Scientologists." CRC student Nina Shen Rastogi explains what happened to Isaac Hayes' legendary soul. Slate, August 11, 2008
"Mom-and-Pop Production, Directed by Son," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim on father and son filmmakers Ken and Azazel Jacobs. The New York Times, August 10, 2008.
"Turn around, Bright Eyes," CRC student Judy Berman reviews Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes' new, self-titled album, Salon, August 7, 2008.
"Double Dagger on Sophisticated Urban Living," CRC student Judy Berman interviews Baltimore punk band Double Dagger, City Paper, August 5, 2008.
"Middle-Aged Jesus: Lydia Lunch's Second Coming," CRC student Judy Berman reviews Thurston Moore and Byron Coley's book "No Wave" and the first Teenage Jesus and the Jerks show in almost three decades, The Brooklyn Rail, July-August 2008.
"An Angsty Leading Man Who Caught the Spirit of His Times," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim interviews '70s icon Elliott Gould. The New York Times, August 1, 2008.
"Canadians Among Us!" CRC student Leigh Kamping-Carder describes why they come--and how--despite stricter immigration laws, a stronger Canadian dollar, and the confounding American health care system. New York Observer, August 1, 2008.
"Funky Chickens." CRC student Nina Shen Rastogi explains how American chickens get chlorinated.Slate, July 28, 2008
"Let's Step Outside," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim on the evolution of the movie fight scene. Slate, July 28, 2008.
"The 'G' Train Crusader," CRC student Leigh Kamping-Carder profiles the activist with the 660-foot pipe dream. New York Observer, July 24, 2008.
"Inside India," CRC student Leigh Kamping-Carder reviews Edward Luce's "In Spite of the Gods: the Rise of Modern India." Brooklyn Rail, July/August, 2008.
"Where the 20-somethings are," CRC student Judy Berman explores online series that follow the lives of young adults, Salon, June 18, 2008.
"Denby and Balanchine: A Dance Critic's Work," CRC student Margaret Fuhrer looks at the relationship between dance critic Edwin Denby and choreographer George Balanchine, The Brooklyn Rail, July- August 2008.
"Last Night a Beatbox Saved My Life." CRC student Nina Shen Rastogi reviews Mickey Rapkin's book, Pitch Perfect, and sheds light on the strange allure of college a cappella. Slate, July 15, 2008
"Council: More Crane Regulations Please," CRC student Leigh Kamping-Carder covers a City Council meeting on construction site safety. New York Observer, July 15, 2008.
"An Examined Life of Wicked Pleasure," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim on the confrontational films of French director Jacques Nolot. The New York Times, July 13, 2008.
"Halley Feiffer's Indie Success on Stage and Screen," CRC student Carla Pisarro profiles rising stage and film actress Halley Feiffer. New York Sun, July 7, 2008.
"What the Pregnant Man didn't deliver." CRC alumnus Thomas Rogers gauges the media's coverage of the Thomas Beatie pregnancy. Salon. July 3, 2008.
"Come on Shore,"CRC alumna Joscelyn Jurich reviews Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story By Christina Thompson. SF Gate, July, 2008.
"You snooze, you win" CRC student Katie Rolnick's essay sings the praises of sleep. Farmhouse Magazine, Summer 2008.
"Photo Finish: The snapshot poems of Henry Parland," CRC alumna Jana Prikryl looks at the poems of forgotten Scandinavian poet Henry Parland. The Poetry Foundation Online Journal.
"Liz Phair At The Hiro Ballroom," CRC alumna Hailey Eber reviews Liz Phair's concert marking the 15th anniversary of her classic album, Exile In Guyville. Radar, June 26, 2008.
"Displaced and Adrift in Los Angeles," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim on the 1951 film, The Exiles, about Native Americans living in downtown Los Angeles. The New York Times, June 22, 2008.
"Soft-Core Auteur Turns Attention to Radicals," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim on a new direction for Japanese film director Koji Wakamatsu. The New York Times, June 22, 2008.
"G Riders on M.T.A. Decision: 'Grave Injustice'...'Broken Promises,'" CRC student Leigh Kamping-Carder covers riders' reactions to some bad transit news. New York Observer, June 19, 2008.
"M.T.A. Nixes E-ZPasses for Former Board Members, Families," CRC student Leigh Kamping-Carder covers the M.T.A.'s June board meeting. New York Observer, June 25, 2008.
"Office Friends Create an Odd Bond," Becky Ohlsen, current CRC student, reviews Believer editor Ed Park's novel, Personal Days. The Oregonian, June 11, 2008.
"Beloved Characters as Reimagined for the 21st Century," CRC alumnus Brooks Barnes on making-over classic children's characters for the 21st century. The New York Times, June 11, 2008.
"The Global Circus," Becky Ohlsen, current CRC student, profiles musician and world traveler Tod A of Firewater. Baltimore City Paper, June 11, 2008.
CRC student Becky Ohlsen reviews a new novel by Asli Erdogan. Bookmunch, June 2008.
"The National, The Virginia EP," CRC alumnus John S.W. MacDonald reviews The National's latest release and its sister film, A Skin, A Night. Venus, May 23, 2008.
"Refugees' Tale Took 23 Years to Tell," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim talks with cinematographer Ellen Kuras about her documentary on a refugee family from Laos and the 23 years it took to make the film. The New York Times, June 8, 2008.
"Salon's guide to summer music festivals," CRC students Judy Berman and Charly Wilder advise readers on what to catch and what to skip on the festival circuit this summer. Salon. June 5, 2008.
"Spiritualized, Songs in A&E," CRC student Judy Berman reviews Spiritualized's newest album. Baltimore City Paper. June 4, 2008.
"City kids," CRC alumna Megan Doll reviews Brazilian TV series City of Men. Salon, June 2nd, 2008.
"Where Have All the Film Critics Gone?" CRC student Vincent Rossmeier examines the state of film criticism. The Brooklyn Rail, June 2008.
"Ask Not..." Just in time for graduation, CRC student Katie Rolnick reviews two books about education, Donna Foote's Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach For America, and Just Who Will You Be? by Maria Shriver. The Brooklyn Rail, June 2008.
"City kids," CRC alumna Megan Doll reviews Brazilian TV series "City of Men." Salon, June 2nd, 2008.
"Earth Works," CRC alumna Lamar Clarkson reports on artists exploring innovative solutions to environmental problems. Art News, June 2008.
"Gay, Punk and Ever the Provocateur," CRC alumnus and faculty member Dennis Lim remembers the late artist Derek Jarman, considered to be the founder of New Queer Cinema. The New York Times, May 25, 2008.
"The National, The Virginia EP," CRC alumnus John S.W. MacDonald reviews The National's latest release and its sister film, A Skin, A Night. Venus, May 23, 2008.
"G Train Rally Kicks Off Campaign to Improve M.T.A.'s 'Forgotten Stepchild,'" current CRC student Leigh Kamping-Carder continues her G train coverage. New York Observer, May 22, 2008.
"Finale wrap up: 'Gossip Girl,'" CRC alumnus Thomas Rogers reviews the season finale of Gossip Girl. Salon, May 20, 2008.
"The True Story of a Script, Big Dreams and Vanishing Private Equity," CRC alumnus Brooks Barnes reports on one man's attempt to turn his first novel into a Hollywood movie. The New York Times, May 19, 2008.
"Compassionate Libertarianism?" CRC student Judy Berman reviews Ron Paul's The Revolution: A Manifesto. The Brooklyn Rail, May 2008.
"City, advocates split on sex venues' safety," CRC alumnus Thomas Rogers looks at the policies regulating New York's underground gay sex clubs. City Limits, May 12, 2008.
"Cinematic Life in Oslo (Where Else?)," CRC professor and alumnus Dennis Lim on Norwegian cinema. The New York Times, May 11, 2008.
"Standard Operating Procedure," CRC student Vincent Rossmeier reviews the new Errol Morris documentary about Abu Ghraib. Tiny Mix Tapes, Spring 2008.
"Every Photo an Archive," CRC director Susie Linfield reviews the "Archive Fever" photography show. The Nation, May 5, 2008.
"John Malkovich's 'Seduction and Despair' Project," CRC alumnus David Ng talks with the actor/director about his new stage work, based on the life of serial killer Jack Unterweger. The Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2008.
"Gallim Dance Company's I Can See Myself In Your Pupil: A Review." CRC student Margaret Fuhrer reviews a dance work by up-and-coming contemporary choreographer Andrea Miller. The Brooklyn Rail, May 2008.
"Inventing the Maverick" CRC student Katie Rolnick reviews Paul Waldman and David Brock's new book, "Free Ride: John McCain and the Media." The Brooklyn Rail, May 2008.
"Revealing Photo Threatens a Major Disney Franchise," CRC alumnus Brooks Barnes reports on the possible effects of the Miley Cyrus photos on Disney's "Hannah Montana" franchise. The New York Times, April 28, 2008.
"Reclaiming the Shrew," CRC Professor Katie Roiphe reviews Germaine Greer's Shakespeare's Wife. The New York Times Book Review, April 27, 2008.
"The Return (and Reform?) of Harmony Korine," CRC alumnus and faculty member Dennis Lim profiles the former enfant terrible filmmaker, as he screens his first film in nearly a decade at the Tribeca Film Festival. The New York Times, April 27, 2008.
"For Julian Schnabel, where there's art, there's life," CRC alumnus and faculty member Dennis Lim on the films of Julian Schnabel. The Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2008.
"Save the Mount!" CRC alumna Kate Bolick on why Edith Wharton's house is an architectural treasure. Slate, April 21, 2008.
"Mining Post-9/11 America for Laughs," alumnus and faculty member Dennis Lim on the serious, and not-so-serious implications, of the new film Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantánamo Bay. The New York Times, April 20, 2008.
"'Klüb' at the Actors' Gang," CRC alumnus David Ng reviews a revival of Mitch Watson's demented satire. The Los Angeles Times, April 16, 2008.
"Crochet on Steroids," CRC alumna Lamar Clarkson on Orly Genger's sculptures made from looping and knotting nylon climbing rope. Art News, April 2008.
"A voice for the mall-rat generation," CRC alumna Megan Doll reviews Sloane Crosley's I Was Told There'd Be Cake. Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 11, 2008.
"What's Big and Green, and Desperate to Be a Hit All Over?," CRC alumnus Brooks Barnes reports on the challenges of making the latest movie version of The Incredible Hulk a success. The New York Times, April 10, 2008.
"Ever Had a Nice Bottle of Greenpoint?" CRC alumna Sarah DiGregorio reports on the new generation of urban winemakers. The Village Voice, April 8, 2008.
"Who Says You Need to Drink Eight Glasses a Day?" CRC student Nina Shen Rastogi gives the history of a debunked theory.Slate, April 4, 2008
"Seeking Imperfection," CRC alumna Hailey Eber examines the vogue of lo-fi photography in the digital age. The Brooklyn Rail, April 2008.
"Nonfiction: Weird America," CRC alumnus Thomas Rogers reviews Gregory Gibson's new book, Hubert's Freaks. The Brooklyn Rail, April 2008.
"Noise-Pop, Rachael Ray, and the Magic Box: SXSW 2008," CRC alumnus John S.W. MacDonald crams 2,000 bands into four days at Austin's annual music festival. The Brooklyn Rail, April 2008.
"Don't Hate the Nader, Hate the Game," current CRC student Charly Wilder reviews William Poundstone's latest book. The Brooklyn Rail, April 2008.
"Just Another American Dreamer," CRC student Vincent Rossmeier reviews and interviews writer David Samuels about his new book, The Runner. The Brooklyn Rail, April 2008.
"Hobsbawm's Empire," CRC student Leigh Kamping-Carder reviews the latest collection of essays from celebrated historian Eric Hobsbawm. The Brooklyn Rail, April 2008.
"Ballet as a Reality Show," CRC student Margaret Fuhrer writes about a surprisingly well-attended open dress rehearsal held by the New York City Ballet. The Brooklyn Rail, April 2008.
"Diana Vishneva at City Center: A Review," CRC student Margaret Fuhrer reviews internationally renowned ballerina Diana Vishneva's foray into contemporary dance. The Brooklyn Rail, April 2008.
"The Feminine Mystique," CRC alumna Evie Nagy reports on the birth of a women's movement in the typically male-dominated drag queen scene. Bust, April/May 2008. The article was also edited by a CRC alumna, Priya Jain, who is the features editor at Bust.
"A Free Ride for the Straight Talk Express?" CRC student Vincent Rossmeir talks politics and media coverage with Paul Waldman, co-author of Free Ride: John McCain and the Media. Salon, April 4, 2008.
"Live Fast, Die Young, or Get Off the Stage," current CRC student Judy Berman examines the recent trend of punk-rock reunions. Popmatters.com, April 3, 2008.
"Don Juan, the serial adulterer," CRC alumnus David Ng reviews a revival of the Molière comedy. The Los Angeles Times, April 2, 2008.
"Everything You Were Afraid to Ask About Battlestar Galactica." CRC alumnus Thomas Rogers explains Ronald Moore's space opera. Salon, April 2, 2008.
"Sun Kil Moon's April," CRC alumnus John MacDonald reviews the latest Sun Kil Moon record. Village Voice, April 1, 2008.
"Another Red Balloon Alights in Paris," CRC alumnus and faculty member Dennis Lim on Hou Hsiao-hsien's Flight of the Red Balloon, a film inspired by the classic French short, The Red Balloon. The New York Times, March 30, 2008.
"Why does China care about Tibet?", current CRC student Nina Shen Rastogi offers historical background on the recent riots in Tibet. Slate, March 28, 2008.
"Tracy Ullman's State of the Union," CRC alumna Hailey Eber reviews the comedienne's satirical new TV show. Radar, March 28, 2008.
"Is sunbathing good for you?", currentCRC student Nina Shen Rastogi fact-checks a recent ad by the Indoor Tanning Association. Slate, March 27, 2008.
"Rwanda, Speaking in Its Own Voice," CRC alumnus and faculty member Dennis Lim on the first narrative feature film made in Rwanda's native language of Kinyarwanda. The New York Times, March 23, 2008.
"Old Trout Puppet Workshop's 'Famous Puppet Death Scenes,'" CRC alumnus David Ng reviews a Canadian puppet show that mixes child's play with existentialism. The Los Angeles Times, March 23, 2008.
"Oil and Hollywood Don't Always Mix," CRC alumnus Brooks Barnes reports on the complexities of Hollywood doing business in the Middle East. The New York Times, March 23, 2008.
"James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson get their starts in crime," CRC alumnus and faculty member Dennis Lim on gangster movies of the 1930s. The Los Angeles Times, March 23, 2008.
"G Train Riders to MTA: Give Us Some V Cars! MTA to G Train Riders: No," current CRC student Leigh Kamping-Carder writes about failing G train activism. New York Observer, March 21, 2008.
"Ang Lee's powerful 'Ice Storm,'" CRC alumnus and faculty member Dennis Lim takes a second look at the 1997 film adaptation of Rick Moody's novel, The Ice Storm. The Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2008.
"I don't believe in atheists," current CRC student Charly Wilder interviews foreign correspondent and intellectual provocateur Chris Hedges. Salon, March 12, 2008.
"Identity Thief: 'There's Banksy'" CRC student Katie Rolnick unravels the mystery behind clandestine graffiti artist, Bansky. Popmatters.com, March 11, 2008.
"Centenarian Director's Very Long View," CRC alumnus and faculty member Dennis Lim on Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira. The New York Times. March 9, 2008.
"Views of the race from across the Atlantic," CRC student Charly Wilder on the European media's coverage of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Salon, March 7, 2008.
"Varla Jean Merman Loves a Foreign Tongue," CRC alumnus David Ng reviews Jeffrey Roberson's cabaret act. The Los Angeles Times. March 5, 2008.
"More Than Martha," CRC alumna Hadara Graubart critiques a new magazine's attempt to meld religion and style. Nextbook, March 5, 2008.
"Artists in Exile,"CRC alumna Joscelyn Jurich reviews Artists in Exile: How Refugees from Twentieth-Century War and Revolution Transformed the American Performing Arts By Joseph Horowitz. Bookforum.com, Feb/March, 2008.
"Doc Fortnight Closes to Great Chagrin," Rich Zwelling, a current CRC student, writes about the repeat screening of To My Great Chagrin: The Incredible Story of Brother Theodore, as part of MoMA's Documentary Fortnight 2008. The Reeler, February 29, 2008.
"Zombie Joe breathes life into Poe-Fest," CRC alumnus David Ng on the experimental theatre director, Zombie Joe. The Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2008.
"Simone de Beauvoir celebrated for naked body, other stuff," CRC student Charly Wilder on the media coverage commemorating the 100th anniversary of de Beauvoir's birth. Salon, February 27, 2008.
"MoMA turns lens on Churchill," Rich Zwelling, a second-semester CRC student, previews MoMA's tribute to Joan Churchill as part of Documentary Fortnight 2008. The Reeler, Februrary 21, 2008.
"Charlie Bartlett," CRC alumna Hailey Eber reviews the new film. Radar, February 20, 2008.
"Minority Rules," CRC alumna Meline Toumani reports from Turkey on the Kurdish crisis and one man's attempt at multiculturalism. The New York Times Magazine, February 17, 2008.
"A Certain Uncertain Je Ne Sais Quoi," CRC alumnus and NYU teaching professional Dennis Lim on the French filmmaker Jacques Rivette and his new film The Duchess of Langeais. The New York Times, February 17, 2008.
"Wars Past and Present, Rockers Evergreen," CRC alumnus and NYU teaching professional Dennis Lim reports from the Berlin International Film Festival. The New York Times, February 16, 2008.
"Gimme Shelter," CRC alumna Eryn Loeb profiles writer Janice Erlbaum. TimeOut New York, February 13, 2008.
"Wisdom and winces from Honest Abe," CRC alumnus David Ng reviews the play The Memoirs of Abraham Lincoln. The Los Angeles Times, February 12, 2008.
"Will Disney Keep Us Amused?" CRC alumnus Brookes Barnes reports on the future of Disneyland. The New York Times, February 10, 2008.
"Hip or Just Dumb?" CRC student Thomas Chatterton Williams discusses his Washington Post Op-ed on the negative impact of hip-hop culture on black America. Tony Brown's Journal, PBS, January, 2008.
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"Conversations: Sheryl Crow," CRC alumna Eryn Loeb interviews Sheryl Crow. Salon, January 30, 2008.
"Novelist Samantha Hunt Imagines the Final Days of Inventor Nikola Tesla," CRC alumna Eryn Loeb reviews Samantha Hunt's novel The Invention of Everything Else. The Village Voice, January 29, 2008.
"The Abortion Doctor," CRC alumna Eryn Loeb interviews Susan Wicklund, author of This Common Secret. Salon, January 22, 2008.
"Missing: The 'Right' Babies," CRC alumna Kathryn Joyce looks at how U.S. religious right activists are seizing on immigration anxieties and falling "Western" birth rates in European countries as an opportunity to export U.S. culture war tactics abroad. The Nation, March 3, 2008.
"Directors step up to take their shot at Oscar," CRC alumnus and NYU teaching professional Dennis Lim on this year's Oscar race amongst the relatively young nominees. The Los Angeles Times, February 17, 2008.
"So What Were We Writing About Again?" CRC alumnus Brooks Barnes reports on the writers returning to work after the WGA strike. The New York Times, February 14, 2008.
"What Have We Who Are Slaves And Black To Do With Art?" CRC student Thomas Chatterton Williams examines black art through the window of Ralph Ellison. n+1, February 12, 2008.
"Retro-Activity: Burnett Celebrated in NYC," CRC student Rich Zwelling on a retrospective on the work of filmmaker Charles Burnett. The Reeler, February 7, 2008.
"A Case for Eco-Optimism>,"CRC student Leigh Kamping-Carder reviews Chris Turner's A Geography of Hope. Brooklyn Rail, February 2008.
"An Immature Anti-Fascist," Current CRC student Vincent Rossmeier reviews Jonah Goldberg's odious and historically inaccurate book, Liberal Fascism. Brooklyn Rail, February 2008.
"The Republicans who would've impeached Bush?" Current CRC student Vincent Rossmeier examines the Republican congressman who honored their consciences and voted to impeach Nixon. Salon.com, November 26, 2007.
"Without Metaphor," CRC Professor Katie Roiphe reviews David Rieff's Swimming in a Sea of Death: A Son's Memoir, The New York Times Book Review, Feb. 3, 2008.
"Everything you were afraid to ask about Southland Tales," Recent CRC graduate Thomas Rogers explains Richard Kelly's latest apocalyptic epic. Salon, Dec. 12, 2007.
"Mohels Give Non-Jewish Babies a Slice of Tradition," Recent CRC graduate John MacDonald writes about some surprising new business for mohels. The Forward, Dec. 12, 2007.
"The Girls' Guide to Hot Rabbis and Tattooed Chefs," Graduating CRC student Eryn Loeb looks at what The New York Times' "Modern Love" column says about contemporary Judaism. Nextboook, November 30, 2007.
"Dark Rooms," Prof. Susie Linfield reviews four interconnected Spanish Civil War shows at the International Center of Photography. The Nation, December 17, 2007.
"The Digital Design Process: For All to See," Graduating CRC student Hailey Eber looks at live digital design competitions. The Brooklyn Rail, November 2007.
"Wartime Lens,"CRC alumna Joscelyn Jurich writes about Gerda Taro at the International Center of Photography in Wartime Lens: The woman behind Robert Capa comes into her own nextbook.org, November, 2007.
"Ghosting Scotland," CRC alum Kate Bolick takes a tour of haunted Scotland. Slate, October 26-November 2, 2007.
"Q&A with Janet Malcolm," by Kate Bolick, The Boston Globe Ideas Section, October 14, 2007.
"You Are the Champion," CRC student Hadara Graubart on how to get the best treatment from your doctor. Psychology Today, Sept/Oct, 2007
"The Garden of Life,"CRC alumna Joscelyn Jurich interviews photographer Bruce Davidson, September, 2007.
"The Other Jamestown Party" - Kathryn Joyce visits a fundamentalist celebration of Jamestown's 400th anniversary, in Newsweek.com. June 2007.
"In the name of the law" - Dan Bell looks at sharia law in the backstreets of Britain for The Guardian G2 in the U.K. June 2007.
"Big Girls, Don't Cry" - Thomas Rogers covers My Big Fat Queer Prom, a celebration of body size and sexuality, in The Village Voice. June 2007.
"Black Culture Beyond Hip-Hop" - Thomas Chatterton Williams looks at hip-hop's grip on black culture, in the Washington Post. May 2007.
