Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

 

Sunday reading on nybooks.com: From the Review’s March 10 issue, the courage of Nina Simone, the cruelty and damaging effects of evictions, and watching animated movies with Schopenhauer. On the NYR Daily, the holes in Justice Scalia’s originalism, staging Wagner’s operas, and Obama’s legacy of secret drone killing. Sponsored by Pantheon

 

​ The Fierce Courage of Nina Simone Adam Shatz She did not so much interpret songs as take possession of them. ​

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​ Kicked Out in America! Jason DeParle The disappearance of decent affordable shelter is one of the most troubling results of growing inequality. ​

​ Windows on the Will Zadie Smith On a wintry afternoon, alone with the kids, I visited the Central Park Zoo. It’s not a very big place… ​

 

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​ The Scalia Myth Laurence H. Tribe To depict his interpretive methods as more rigorous than others is an exercise in self-delusion. ​

 

​ The Original Wagner Martin Filler A new exhibition traces the history of the composer’s visual conceptions. ​

​ Obama’s Dangerous Legacy David Cole It’s not too late to bring drones into the light of day, and under the rule of law.