Media

Alexandra Lange|Essays

My Idea of Hell

There is no upside in criticizing Kelly Wearstler, since her press machine just rolls on, as she changes outfits hourly and houses annually.

Mark Lamster|Essays

People of the Book

I'll be participating in my first event to celebrate the publication of Master of Shadows on October 6th, here in New York City.

Jessica Helfand|Essays

A Stitch in Time: A Review of 9

The comically repetitive date of 090909 iss thought to be a lucky day, a day of optimism and interconnectedness. It was also the release date for the new animated film, 9.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Underground Architects

The one question people often ask that I don't enjoy answering is, "Who's your favorite architect?"

Alexandra Lange|Essays

White Columns

In Valentino: The Last Emperor, one dress is followed in all of its incarnations, while architecture is put in its place.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

On the Grid

Mad Men makes use of grids, mixing them with bronze fronds and Harry Bertoia sculpture.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Higher and Higher

In his back-page New York Times Book Review essay on The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard, Jonathan Lethem makes many good points about Ballard’s visionary writing, “desolate landscapes” and his linkages with other …

Jane Margolies|Projects

Pig 05049

Report on Pig 05049, a book cataloging all of the products made from a single pig, which won the 2009 INDEX award in the Playful Learning category

Mark Dery|Reviews

Paradise Fouled

Review of Crude, Joe Berlinger's documentary film about a lawsuit filed against Chevron by denizens of the Ecuadorean Amazon.

John Emerson|Interviews

Pressed into Service

Interview with Lincoln Cushing, co-author of Agitate! Educate! Organize!: American Labor Posters.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

The Tigertones

I was thrilled by the metion of the Tigertones in this week's episode of Mad Men.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Suspended Animation

Thirtysomething isn't exactly how I rembered it.