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A fraud's life A fraud's life
Can great art spring from a lie? Two new books about forgers raise provocative questions about the links between authenticity and genius.
By Louis Bayard Aug 14, 2008
He conquered the World Trade Center He conquered the World Trade Center
"Man on Wire" and its daredevil star thrill Tribeca, but Mamet's "Redbelt" is a jiu-jitsu pratfall. Plus: Is Brecht still relevant?
Andrew O'Hehir Apr 28, 2008
Israel's Nazi-porn problem Israel's Nazi-porn problem
Hot she-wolves of the SS, rescued from the memory hole. Also: Buddhism for murderers, housewife seeks Asian stud and more.
Andrew O'Hehir Apr 11, 2008
Guerrillas rise up in Nazi-occupied Britain Guerrillas rise up in Nazi-occupied Britain
A haunting new alternative history imagines an invading German army living alongside the natives in rural Wales.
By Laura Miller Mar 18, 2008
Irène Némirovsky's life after death Irène Némirovsky's life after death
"Suite Française" made her a posthumous literary sensation. But newly published work raises the question: Was Némirovsky a Jewish anti-Semite?
By Allen Barra Feb 6, 2008
Dirty, sexy opera Dirty, sexy opera
In Germany, Wagner is worshiped like a god. His scheming, squabbling descendants are another story.
By Laura Miller Jan 15, 2008
"We're all fascists now" "We're all fascists now"
An interview with conservative pundit Jonah Goldberg, who argues that fascism is left-wing, not right-wing, and that contemporary liberals are fascism's intellectual offspring.
By Alex Koppelman Jan 11, 2008
Beyond the Multiplex Beyond the Multiplex
Verhoeven's "Black Book" is an outrageous tale of vengeance, treachery and sexual desire. Plus: Duchovny and Weaver play for laffs.
By Andrew O'Hehir Apr 5, 2007
"Days of Glory" "Days of Glory"
This extraordinary and deeply moving Oscar-nominated movie illuminates a forgotten patch of history.
By Stephanie Zacharek Feb 16, 2007
Her life as a spy Her life as a spy
Vera Atkins was a sphinx to those who knew her, but as a superb new biography reveals, the gallant spymistress of World War II was driven by personal secrets and loyalties.
By Laura Miller Jan 4, 2007
"The Lost" "The Lost"
Daniel Mendelsohn remembers the strange effect he had as a boy on his kin in this excerpt.
By Daniel Mendelsohn Dec 14, 2006
The ignoble prize The ignoble prize
The Nobel Prize in literature has come to symbolize greatness in life, as in art -- but Günter Grass isn't the only laureate with a questionable past.
By George Rafael Oct 11, 2006
White pride denied White pride denied
Teen People nixes a feature on the nation's favorite preteen Aryan warblers.
Rebecca Traister Nov 28, 2005
Hot and horny for Hitler Hot and horny for Hitler
What drew German teens by the millions to the Hitler Youth? The uniforms, the camaraderie, the cultish adoration of Der Fuhrer -- and lots of Aryan sex.
By Jana Prikryl Dec 3, 2004
"The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth "The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth
In his most believable novel in years, Philip Roth imagines a 1940s America where Charles Lindbergh unseats FDR and the nation descends into vicious anti-Semitism.
By Laura Miller Sep 29, 2004
Spam, the Nazi hunter and Citizen Joe Spam, the Nazi hunter and Citizen Joe
The fight against junk e-mail is never pretty, but what happens when a spam-fighter messes with the wrong party?
By Brian McWilliams Sep 7, 2004
Who's a fascist? Who's a fascist?
The ultimate political insult is making a comeback. But does anyone know what it really means?
By Laura Miller Apr 19, 2004
"Dresden: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 1945" by Frederick Taylor "Dresden: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 1945" by Frederick Taylor
So the Allies ruthlessly -- and unjustifiably -- firebombed Germany's most beautiful city and murdered hundreds of thousands of people, right? Not quite, says a prominent British historian.
By Laura Miller Mar 1, 2004
Meet the spam Nazi Meet the spam Nazi
What does a former white-power activist do after being drummed out of the movement? He turns to peddling penis-enlargement pills.
By Brian McWilliams Jul 29, 2003
Black and white and dead all over Black and white and dead all over
In our roundup of the best new mysteries, black America's answer to Ross Macdonald, a Danish boy fights the Nazis, and the great Ross Thomas, back in print at last.
By Charles Taylor Mar 17, 2003
"Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary" "Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary"
She was in the bunker with you-know-who and can't forgive herself. In this haunting documentary, 81-year-old Traudl Junge faces the truth.
By Charles Taylor Jan 31, 2003
The pope, the devil and death The pope, the devil and death
In Costa-Gavras' hard-hitting if heavy-handed "Amen," an SS officer with a conscience can't convince the Vatican to care about the fate of Europe's Jews.
By Stephanie Zacharek Jan 24, 2003
Hunting Nazi art online Hunting Nazi art online
Coming to an Internet portal near you: Art treasures seized by Hitler's minions in World War II.
By Katharine Mieszkowski Oct 16, 2002
Hitler's best friend Hitler's best friend
The debate over Albert Speer's responsibility for Nazi war crimes rages on in a new biography of the Third Reich's master architect and planner.
By Wesley Yang Sep 26, 2002
"Defying Hitler" by Sebastian Haffner "Defying Hitler" by Sebastian Haffner
A newly discovered memoir by a German classified as "Aryan" describes the insidious early spread of Nazism and how hard it was to resist.
By Charles Taylor Sep 3, 2002
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