Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

 

Sunday reading on nybooks.com: Geoffrey O’Brien on Darryl Pinckney’s dream cities, Gabriel Winslow-Yost on Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s cinematic protest, David Cole on the internal decision-making behind the drone war, and video recordings from an international conference on the governance of China. Sponsored by Unicorn Books

 

In the current issue

 

Secrets of an Underground Man Geoffrey O'Brien Darryl Pinckney’s Black Deutschland

 

Also in the issue: Mark Lilla on France and terror, Michael Wood on Orson Welles, Dan Chiasson on Eileen Myles, Diane Ravitch on education reform, Ingrid Rowland onFrank Gehry, Michael Tomasky on the dangerous election, and more

 

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Thailand’s Genial Nightmares Gabriel Winslow-Yost Cemetery of Splendor is the most nakedly political film yet by Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul

 

The Drone Dilemma David Cole The new film Eye in the Sky paints a deeply disturbing picture of the decision-making behind drone attacks

The Governance of China A Conference Scholars and professionals discuss the development of Chinese political economy and the role of governance within it