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Hope and Action for Puerto Rico

Hope and Action for Puerto Rico Hope and Action for Puerto Rico

Hurricane Fiona devastated Puerto Rico, leaving thousands without water and electricity.

Oct 4, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Tamir Rice Protest

Black Trauma Is Not a Lesson Black Trauma Is Not a Lesson

After a teacher made me watch the video of the killing of Tamir Rice, I realized I had to raise my voice against injustice.

Oct 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Kayla Ruano-Lumpris

An illustration of biceps with firecrackers embedded in them

Is the Idea of Masculinity Worth Saving? Is the Idea of Masculinity Worth Saving?

Laura Kipnis writes that masculinity is an emblem of mobility while Phil Christman argues that notions of manliness are better left to the side.

Oct 4, 2022 / The Debate / Laura Kipnis and Phil Christman

Movie poster with the word Metropolis is red letters

The Political Lessons of Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” The Political Lessons of Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis”

The 1927 film raises the question, “Who will mediate between our head and our hands?”

Oct 4, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich

A Ukrainian soldier in the Kupiansk, a recaptured frontline city in the Kharkiv region.

A Farewell to Arms A Farewell to Arms

(Draft-age Russian male version)

Oct 4, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Olga Tokarczuk’s Panoramic Novel of Jewish Poland

Olga Tokarczuk’s Panoramic Novel of Jewish Poland Olga Tokarczuk’s Panoramic Novel of Jewish Poland

A work defined by its narrative elasticity, The Books of Jacob tells the story of a false messiah not through his eyes but through the vibrant and now lost world around him.

Oct 4, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ilan Stavans

I.B. Singer’s Language of Everyday Life

I.B. Singer’s Language of Everyday Life I.B. Singer’s Language of Everyday Life

By choosing to write in Yiddish rather than Hebrew, the young Singer declared his allegiance to the here and now rather than a biblical past or a Zionist future.

Oct 4, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Adam Kirsch

The Mixtapes of Hua Hsu

The Mixtapes of Hua Hsu The Mixtapes of Hua Hsu

In his new memoir, Stay True, the New Yorker critic offers a coming-of-age story that doubles as a tale about friendship, music, and the politics of knowing oneself.

Oct 4, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Summer Kim Lee

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro smiling.

Lula Wins the First Round, but “Bolsonarismo” Is Here to Stay Lula Wins the First Round, but “Bolsonarismo” Is Here to Stay

In Brazil, support for Jair Bolsonaro, and the far right in general, proved significantly stronger than polling indicated.

Oct 3, 2022 / Benjamin Fogel

Residents wait in line outside an early voting polling location

This Supreme Court Will Decide the Fate of the Voting Rights Act This Supreme Court Will Decide the Fate of the Voting Rights Act

A case before the Supreme Court directly challenges a key provision of the VRA that protects people of color from discrimination.

Oct 3, 2022 / Jeanine Abrams McLean

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