Modern History Notes

Jessica Loudis,"Sea of Poppies," The Book, 27 April, reviews Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy's Opium: Uncovering the Politics of the Poppy.

Rachel Wolff,"The Power of Picasso," Daily Beast, 26 April, previews"Picasso in the Metropolitan Museum of Art." Don't miss the Media Gallery's slide show.

Saul Austerlitz for The National, 22 April, Lauren Elkin for bookforum, 27 April, and Dwight Garner,"A Pointillist Tour, Revolution to Riots," NYT, 27 April, review Graham Robb's Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris.

Patricia Cohen,"‘Epistemic Closure'? Those Are Fighting Words," NYT, 27 April, surveys the intellectual bankruptcy of the contemporary American conservatism.

Finally, Matthew Leeb's"OMG WWII on FACEBOOK!" College Humor, 8 March, re-enacts the big one. Thanks to Jeff Vanke for the tip.