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The Grapes of Wrath

The Best Book Of The Decade

Alexander Nazaryan | Posted 12.05.2009 | Books

Read More: American Novels, Joseph O'Neill Netherland, The Grapes of Wrath, Best Books, Books, Netherland, Best Book of the Decade, Joseph O'Neill, Immigration, Post 9/11, Reading, New York City, The Great Gatsby, Books News
Alexander Nazaryan

No novel better captures the background dread of everyday life these days -- terrorism jitters, credit-default swaps, mutant flu strains -- than Joseph O'Neill's "Netherland".

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"Feel-Good" Movies

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Entertainment, Shirley Temple, The Grapes of Wrath, Catharsis, Films, The Good Earth, Gangster Movies, Slumdog Millionaire, Movies, The Great Depression, Entertainment News
Earl Pomerantz

When economic times get tough, movies inevitably take a turn to the "feel good" variety. You go in feeling bad; you come out feeling better. At least, that's the theory.

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From Nightmares to Dreams Come True

Michael DeJong | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Hope and Change, The Grapes of Wrath, Pakistan, Deficits, Pursuit of Happiness, Blood Diamonds, Early to Bed..., Iraq, An Inconvenient Truth, Iran, Infrastructure, Starvation, Unemployment, Jr, American Dream, Fiscal Mismanagement, Homeless, Katrina, Bling-Bling, Green-Collar Jobs, Health Care, Real Housewives of Orange County, Safety Nets, Haves and Have Nots, Civil Rights Laws, The Great Gatsby, Home Foreclosures, Martin Luther King, Middle-Class, Incoming Administration, City Upon a Hill, Genocide, Deregulation, Mac Mansions, Sluggish Wages, Afghanistan, North Korea, Post-Bush-Alyptic, Living News
Michael DeJong

Long gone is the unique American social phenomenon that each new generation will "do better" than the last. Things are starting to feel more like "The Grapes of Wrath" than "The Great Gatsby."

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