Leonora Carrington’s Irreverent Dreamscapes Leonora Carrington’s Irreverent Dreamscapes
The surrealist painter’s only novel, The Hearing Trumpet, is a wily, epicurean, and hilariously scattershot exploration of nature, religion, myth, and more.
Apr 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Zachary Fine
How Tax Haven States Enable Billionaires to Hide Trillions How Tax Haven States Enable Billionaires to Hide Trillions
The US has now become the global center for money hiding and illicit wealth storage.
Apr 1, 2021 / Chuck Collins
Rehearsals (Lilica [Pixote, 1980 dir. Héctor Babenco]) Rehearsals (Lilica [Pixote, 1980 dir. Héctor Babenco])
I’m telling you a place of purple rocks stretching to the sunset…I’m telling you eyes like a pharaoh’s…I’m telling you huge bouquets of flowers drooling in cheap rooms…I’m telling…
Apr 1, 2021 / Poems / Robert Fernandez
The Media Must Stop Demonizing Immigrants The Media Must Stop Demonizing Immigrants
Before someone else “having a really bad day” decides to pick up a gun in response to their lies.
Mar 31, 2021 / Erika Andiola
In the Depths of the Pandemic, Tracing My Family’s Contact In the Depths of the Pandemic, Tracing My Family’s Contact
A family grapples with disappearance, loneliness, and angst during a pandemic.
Mar 31, 2021 / Joël Díaz
The Places John Lurie Can Take You The Places John Lurie Can Take You
A cult musician, actor, and director returns with a television show that’s nominally about painting but is in reality a creative and spiritual journey.
Mar 31, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
Will MLB Celebrate Jackie Robinson While Holding Its All-Star Game In Georgia? Will MLB Celebrate Jackie Robinson While Holding Its All-Star Game In Georgia?
For baseball to celebrate Jackie Robinson while providing financial and ideological support to the state of Georgia is an exercise in profound cognitive dissonance.
Mar 31, 2021 / Dave Zirin
America’s Longest War Winds Down America’s Longest War Winds Down
The war in Afghanistan marked the twilight of the American Century.
Mar 30, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Why Big Tech Shouldn’t Be Scared of Unions Why Big Tech Shouldn’t Be Scared of Unions
Unions could not only strengthen tech companies but also improve tech policy-making.
Mar 30, 2021 / David Goodfriend