Books & the Arts

Can Yanis Varoufakis Save Europe?

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

from ‘TRIPAS’

from ‘TRIPAS’ from ‘TRIPAS’

Conduzco y conduces —carpoolers & Catholics— conduction wires to Latin.   “Brought together” —heads bowed as if praying— these women make   strange commun…

May 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Brandon Som

ah mulato   tu dedo

ah mulato tu dedo ah mulato tu dedo

dónde lo dejaste1 enredado en qué helice en qué fauce2 quién lo conserva de recuerdo en un frasquito de cristal3 quién lo usa para carnada con qué pescar tiburones4 quién lo apoya…

May 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Mayra Santos-Febres

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