The Magic of Denis Johnson The Magic of Denis Johnson
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden isn't exactly a sequel to Jesus’ Son, but it has the same breezy, epiphanic quality.
May 9, 2018 / Books & the Arts / J. Robert Lennon
Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters in the ’60s Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters in the ’60s
They weren’t friends, and they weren’t all of the same generation, but they all shared a similar view of how we should relate to nature.
May 9, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Bill McKibben
Can Yanis Varoufakis Save Europe? Can Yanis Varoufakis Save Europe?
At a moment when many on the right and left have abandoned the European project, Greece’s former finance minister has other plans for the continent.
May 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Joseph Conrad and the Dawn of Globalization Joseph Conrad and the Dawn of Globalization
What passes for civilization is often just refined savagery.
May 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
Mothering Under Capitalism Mothering Under Capitalism
Jacqueline Rose and the politics of motherhood.
May 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Merve Emre
Timothy Snyder’s Bleak Vision Timothy Snyder’s Bleak Vision
In The Road to Unfreedom, Snyder’s vision of history driven by rival states and ruthless statesmen undermines his own insistence on the importance of individual responsibility.&nbs...
May 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sophie Pinkham
Moby’s Relentless Pursuit of Authenticity Moby’s Relentless Pursuit of Authenticity
His new album, Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt, sounds teleported directly from 1999.
May 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen
Perry Anderson’s Long Goodbye Perry Anderson’s Long Goodbye
In the absence of revolution, Perry Anderson embraces realism.
May 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins
Cardi B’s Best Life Cardi B’s Best Life
What some would consider missteps, the rapper has turned into the stuff of stardom, and Invasion of Privacy is a momentous testament to perseverance.
May 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Briana Younger
oh your finger mulatto oh your finger mulatto
where did you leave it entangled in which propeller in whose maw who preserves it as a keepsake in a small crystal vase who uses it for shark bait who keeps it as a chinrest while…
May 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Mayra Santos-Febres