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A German Master's Modernist Epic of Postwar Amnesia and Hypocrisy
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (403+ words) The New Yorker No: it was the word that defined the century, at least in Germany. No Alsace-Lorraine, no Verdun, no revenge against the French, no Army, no Kaiser, no economy to speak of. Soon, the nation endured an even…...
The Novelist Reimagining the Japanese American Internment
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (1400+ words) The New Yorker Question 27: Are you willing to serve in the armed forces of the United States on combat duty, wherever ordered? Question 28: Will you swear unqualified allegiance to the United States of America and faithfully defend the United States…...
Amrum" Offers a Child's-Eye View of Fascism in Retreat
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1079+ words) Justin Chang reviews Fatih Akin's coming-of-age drama, in which a twelve-year-old German islander witnesses the end of the Second World War from a remove. We watch the immolation of Hitler's likeness and feel warmed, even hopeful. But Nanning (Jasper Billerbeck),…...
God Bless "A Christmas Carol," Every One
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (147+ words) Highlights of the city's holiday events. "It's a Wonderful Life!" "Advent Carolndar" and "Sugar & Booze: A Holiday Spectacular" "Peter and the Wolf" Jazz at Lincoln Center Inkoo Kang on shows to watch while navigating the holidays. "Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show…...
Life in Hitler's Capital
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (463+ words) Berlin was, at that point, continental Europe's largest city, with a population of nearly four and a half million. What its typical'or, for that matter, atypical'resident was thinking at the start of the Second World War would have been impossible…...
The Composer Making a Hip-Hop Musical About Anne Frank
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (69+ words) His date agreed. "We'll tell all our friends," she said. Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, had just given birth when she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. A holiday gift guide: presents to thank your host....
Duck, Cover, and Pass: The Atomic Bowl
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (149+ words) The son of Angelo Bertelli was in Sonic Youth'Bob Bert," Mitchell went on. His father never talked to him about it, ever. Literally, the only thing was, years later, Angelo Bertelli had one quote about how he and Osmanski had…...
Jane Mayer on John Hersey's "Hiroshima
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (831+ words) Thirty years after this magazine published John Hersey's " Hiroshima," I sat in his classroom at Yale, hoping to learn how to write with even a fraction of his power. When "Hiroshima" appeared, in. .. Hersey's candor had a seismic impact: the…...
The Atomic Bombs" Forgotten Korean Victims
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (172+ words) Discover notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Survivors of the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, called hibakusha, formed Nihon Hidankyo in 1956. In the many decades that followed, they demanded medical care and social recognition from the Japanese government. What they…...
Amelia Earhart's Reckless Final Flights
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1737+ words) Sparks flew, a wing bent, and the landing gear snapped off as the silver Lockheed Electra 10-E plane smashed into the runway at Luke Field, outside Honolulu. The pilot's only stroke of luck was that the aircraft, which contained nearly…...