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Lee Siegel

Jan 5

The Whatever Western

Not to start the new year off on a dour note, but do you want to know why so many
By Lee Siegel
Sep 8

Crimson Chagrin: Harvard Prof’s Iraq Imperialism

On the occasion of the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, allow me to speak bluntly about the chief reason
By Lee Siegel
Jul 28

Oh, Oh, Annette! Why I Get a Bang Out of Bening

Seeing Annette Bening in The Kids Are All Right—seeing her face register a spectrum of feeling as if it were
By Lee Siegel
Apr 12

Lee Siegel to Join The Observer as Weekly Columnist

By Tyler Thoreson
Jan 22

How the Web Turned You Into a Schmuck

By Alexandra Jacobs
Dec 25

The Critic as Pugilist, Champion of High Art

By Matthew Price
Sep 11

New Republic Critic Tumbles in Blog-land: My ‘Dumb Mistake’

By Sheelah Kolhatkar
Dec 19

E.L. Doctorow

By Adam Begley
Aug 15

Inability to Communicate On War Blots Urbanity, Essential N.Y. Product

By Lee Siegel
Jan 10

Off the Record

By Tom Scocca
May 10

Times Liquidates ‘Arts and Ideas’ As Dozens Cheer

By Rachel Donadio
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