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Saturday, November 21, 2009

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Benjamin R. Cohen

Benjamin R. Cohen teaches at the University of Virginia and lives outside Charlottesville with his family. He also co-authors The World’s Fair and contributes to the Believer. You can email him here.

I Dream in Malcolm Gladwell

A new sport is taking hold, one that involves marshmallows, sticks, and fire. BENJAMIN R. COHEN follows the spirit of a fuzzy dome to the far reaches of human experience. (Spoofs & Satire | January 7, 2009)

Blacksburg and Biography

It stunned the nation that the Virginia Tech murders took place; it shocked Virginians that they occurred in Blacksburg. A former longtime resident, BENJAMIN R. COHEN traces his connections to the tragedy. (Personal Essays | April 24, 2007)

Hoping for a Safe Return

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: Your child goes missing only days before you try and claim him as a dependent on your tax return. BENJAMIN R. COHEN’s tale of loss and capital gains. (Spoofs & Satire | April 10, 2006)

Die Softly

Action movies may seem old hat these days, but they had to start somewhere. BENJAMIN R. COHEN takes us back to the pre-Schwarzenegger years, when a movie audience thirsty for speed and thrills could only turn to My Dinner with André. (Opinions | February 24, 2004)


TODAY’S FEATURE

The Game of Love

Anyone who says video games shouldn’t appeal to adults, let alone women, has never flirted with General Carth Onassi. MARIE MUTSUKI MOCKETT explores a virtual courtship.

OUR MAN IN BOSTON

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Like the man himself, Gore Vidal's scrapbook of the past half-century is unparalleled.

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RoseLee Goldberg

RoseLee Goldberg is an art historian, curator, and author of Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present. In 2004, she founded PERFORMA, a non-profit arts...