William Hartung and Debbie Hillier discuss the role the arms trade plays in global poverty in our weekly Underreported feature. Alexei Ratmansky, artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, tells us about the company's current run in New York. Then, Lauren Mechling, Laura Moser, and Wesley Adams join us for a panel discussion on writing for teenagers. And James McWilliams looks at how colonial attitudes shaped American cuisine in A Revolution in Eating.
Up in Arms
Pledges made at the G8 summit for fighting world poverty mainly dealt with aid, trade rules, and debt servicing. In this week’s Underreported feature, we’ll examine an overlooked issue: the impact of the arms trade on global poverty. We’ll be speaking with William Hartung, director of the World Policy Institute’s ...
The Bolshoi Ballet
Alexei Ratmansky, director of the Bolshoi Ballet, discusses his philosophy on keeping classical ballet relevant for modern audiences.
Young Adult Fiction
Lauren Mechling and Laura Moser, authors of The Rise and Fall of a 10th Grade Social Climber, join Wesley Adams, executive editor of young adult fiction at Farrar, Straus & Giroux, for a panel discussion on young adult fiction. They’ll discuss the evolution of the genre, and tell us ...
A Revolution in Eating
James McWilliams argues that colonial American attitudes about food and politics were intertwined. A history professor at Texas State University–San Marcos, Mr. Williams shows that the colonists used food as a way of asserting their political and social convictions in A Revolution In Eating: How the Quest for Food Shaped ...
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