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Shaun Randol is the Founder and Editor in Chief of The Mantle. He is also an Associate Fellow at the World Policy Institute in New York City, and a member of the National Book Critics Circle.
Articles
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Monday, July 19, 2010
Alberto Ruy-Sánchez's The Secret Gardens of Mogador explores the depths of sensuality found in the nurture of nature. In a modern take on the role of Scheherazade, the narrator of...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Sebastian Junger's gripping reportage from the frontlines of Afghanistan is adrenaline-fused war reporting at its best. Shaun Randol reviews the harrowing account of a platoon...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
In pop art, a performance piece, and the urban scene, "revolutionary" was the theme du jour for three artistic presentations recently in New York City. Shaun Randol...
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
The Mantle and CONTEXTS Journal teamed up on March 26, 2010 to present six emerging voices from the next generation of intellectuals, writers,...
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
On March 4, 2010, Shaun Randol sat with Burmese political artist Chaw Ei Thein to discuss the struggles Burmese artists face inside and outside her home country, the artistic...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Vasily Kandinsky achieved the impossible. With careful refinement through a purposefully drawn-out, evolutionary process, the artist methodically developed a way to translate abstract conceptions...
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Sex. Violence. Existential crises. Power. Corruption. These themes, and more, are tackled in Tayeb Salih's Season of Migration to the North, a moving portait of post-colonial Sudan in...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
In his own introduction to The Joke, Kundera claims his book was/is/and will always be, not a farcical portrayal of Czech Communist rule, but a love story. He’s playing us.
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Monday, July 6, 2009
With reminders of the horrors of war (what is it good for, really?) tucked away in all corners of our small world, it’s a wonder we can find time to laugh and persevere. ...
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Friday, June 5, 2009
At a party before the New York City screening of Che, director Steven Soderbergh said the reason he stretched Che to 257 minutes was because there was just too much story to tell...
Shaun's Blog
Quick & Dirty
The blog of The Mantle's founder, Shaun Randol, is a mixed salad. You'll find quick book reviews, pithy thoughts on culture, and musings on international affairs. In short, anything that doesn't neatly fit into the rest of the site. There's no rhyme or reason or theme. As Editor I have a lot on my plate, so cut me a little slack!
Most Recent Blog Entries
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
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Monday, June 7, 2010
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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Saturday, May 1, 2010
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Friday, April 30, 2010
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Friday, April 30, 2010
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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Monday, March 22, 2010
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
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