Off the Record

“One always wants to be read by as many people as possible,” Lee Siegel said.

Mr. Siegel was on the phone-after a bit of coaxing-to discuss his new job as book critic for The Nation. He has signed on to write 10 pieces for the stalwart liberal weekly in 2005, at some 2,500 to 4,000 Read More

Times Liquidates ‘Arts and Ideas’ As Dozens Cheer

“Way to go!” That was how the writer and critic Lee Siegel greeted the news that, come September, The New York Times will be dissolving its Saturday Arts & Ideas section and incorporating “ideas” stories into the rest of the paper.

Mr. Siegel is not alone in feeling vindicated by the section’s imminent demise. Since Read More