We just posted our March 11 issue to the site; it features Richard Cohen on two new translations of Anna Karenina and why—per historical reflection—there will be more translations yet (something Tolstoy himself would encourage).

Continuing the exploration of Tolstoy, Christopher Bram writes about how to best read War and Peace, paying particular arttention to what he calls "the Zen of Tolstoy."

Paul Baumann reports on the parading of Padre Pio's coffin through Rome a few weeks ago, wondering "what is it that compels people to gather around a desiccated corpse?" And, might it actually be "rational"?

Rand Richards Cooper reviews Where to Invade Next, the newest documentary from Michael Moore, whom he describes as "part Nation magazine, part Mad magazine":

His dogged pursuit of reluctant interviewees derives from 60 Minutes; his freewheeling cultural criticism is postmodern; and his politics, behind all the drollery, are traditional socialist. The argument for Moore is that a cartoonish simplicity can restore perspective. His pretense of innocent inquiry lets him pose the sensible questions that a perceptive visitor to this country would ask. Moore’s critics on the right dismiss him as an America-hater, and would have him love it or leave it; but in fact, a Moore film is about finding a way to see America from the outside while remaining here, as a kind of inner exile.

Read the full review here. See the full table of contents here.

 

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