Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

 

Sunday reading: Diane Ravitch on two books about education reform, Michael Wood on Orson Welles, Elizabeth Drew on the ugly election, J. Hoberman on Coney Island, and Christopher Benfey on the astonishing creations of artist Matthias Buchinger.

 

In the current issue

 

Solving the Mystery of the Schools Diane Ravitch The best metaphor for education reform today is Dr. Seuss’s children’s book Yertle the Turtle​

 

Looking for Citizen Welles Michael Wood On four books about the director, from his birth in Kenosha, Wisconsin to his masterpiece Chimes at Midnight

 

Also in the issue: Jeremy Waldron on the Supreme Court battlefield, Ingrid Rowland on Frank Gehry, Geoffrey O'Brien on Darryl Pinckney, Anka Muhlstein on Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Steven Englund on Napoleon, and more

 

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After Tuesday: The Ugly Truth Elizabeth Drew Both parties are on their way to having their candidates, but they’re a long way from having internal peace

 

Raunchy, Raucous Coney Island J. Hoberman A new exhibition depicts a realm where fantasy was made material and the pleasure principle ruled

 

Mystery in Miniature Christopher Benfey Born without hands or feet in 1674, the artist and magician Matthias Buchinger produced dazzling micrography