Ron Rosenbaum on Profiles
Rosenbaum is the author of seven books of nonfiction, including Explaining Hitler, The Shakespeare Wars and most recently How the End Begins: The Road to a Nuclear World War III (just out in paperback). His work has appeared in Esquire, Harper’s, Vanity Fair, the New Yorker and the New York Times Magazine, and he is currently a cultural columnist for Slate.Photo by: Nina Roberts
Mona Eltahawy on Egypt’s Next Revolution
The Egyptian-American activist speaks out on the dangers women still face in a changing Mideast
May 2013 |
By Ron Rosenbaum
Meet the Artist Who Blows Things Up for a Living
With ethereal artworks traced in flames and gunpowder, Cai Guo Qiang is making a big bang
April 2013 |
By Ron Rosenbaum
The Shocking Savagery of America’s Early History
Bernard Bailyn, one of our greatest historians, shines his light on the nation’s Dark Ages
March 2013 |
By Ron Rosenbaum
What Turned Jaron Lanier Against the Web?
The digital pioneer and visionary behind virtual reality has turned against the very culture he helped create
January 2013 |
By Ron Rosenbaum
Why Oliver Sacks is One of the Great Modern Adventurers
The neurologist’s latest investigations of the mind explore the mystery of hallucinations – including his own
December 2012 |
By Ron Rosenbaum
Lewis Lapham’s Antidote to the Age of BuzzFeed
With his erudite Quarterly, the legendary Harper’s editor aims for an antidote to digital-age ignorance
November 2012 |
By Ron Rosenbaum
Errol Morris: The Thinking Man's Detective
The documentary filmmaker has become America's most surprising and provocative public intellectual
March 2012 |
By Ron Rosenbaum
