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Sonny Rollins on the Williamsburg Bridge.

The Monumental Improvisations of Sonny Rollins The Monumental Improvisations of Sonny Rollins

Though his life had its ups and downs, Rollins never wavered in his determination to get things right, and often that meant reinventing himself and, along the way, jazz as well.

Jul 24, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Gene Seymour

Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer”

The Many Enigmas of Oppenheimer The Many Enigmas of Oppenheimer

In Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan neither indicts nor vindicates the physicist. Instead, he offers a study of a man full of contradictions.

Jul 21, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte

Yes, Labels!

Yes, Labels! Yes, Labels!

Kevin Boola.

Jul 21, 2023 / Steve Brodner

Why Trump 2.0 Would Be Much Worse

Why Trump 2.0 Would Be Much Worse Why Trump 2.0 Would Be Much Worse

The GOP wants to turn the president into an autocrat.

Jul 21, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Just Can’t Stop

Just Can’t Stop Just Can’t Stop

Exxon sing-along! 

Jul 21, 2023 / OppArt / Ben Hillman

black and white photo of j. robert oppenheimer testifying before the senate

Even as the Oppenheimer Film Rights a Historic Wrong, the Memo That Smeared Him Remains Redacted Even as the Oppenheimer Film Rights a Historic Wrong, the Memo That Smeared Him Remains Redacted

The physicist was punished for opposing development of the hydrogen bomb, and for warning about the dangers of nuclear proliferation.

Jul 21, 2023 / Peter Shinkle

“Bidenomics” vs. “Reaganomics”

“Bidenomics” vs. “Reaganomics” “Bidenomics” vs. “Reaganomics”

What will it take for Biden’s economic agenda to transform the political landscape the way to Reagan’s did?

Jul 21, 2023 / Mike Konczal

AI Chat Illustration

Hollywood’s Robot Overlords Hollywood’s Robot Overlords

The tech-driven takeover of the film industry aims at squeezing maximum profit out of art, draining it of all its humanity in the process.

Jul 21, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Residents oppose anti-trans policy at a New Jersey public school board meeting

The Anti-Trans Crusade Comes to New Jersey The Anti-Trans Crusade Comes to New Jersey

I returned to my New Jersey middle school to watch the school board support a dangerous anti-trans policy.

Jul 21, 2023 / Sarah Baum

Supreme Court Abortion California

Maternal Mortality Is Rising, and Pro-Lifers Don’t Care Maternal Mortality Is Rising, and Pro-Lifers Don’t Care

Abortion opponents expect all pregnancies to be carried to term. But they won't lift a finger to help mothers.

Jul 21, 2023 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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