Barbarian Virtues Barbarian Virtues
James Scott's search for the origins of the state.
Oct 5, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn
The Many Worlds of Nicole Krauss The Many Worlds of Nicole Krauss
In her new novel, Forest Dark, fact and fiction blur.
Oct 3, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sue Halpern
Post-Elect Post-Elect
The sun predicted this, with its rays determined through the blinds like blades of why. No one has given me an education for what this means, a destruction of firsts: our first bla…
Sep 28, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Iliana Rocha
The Ghost on the Handle The Ghost on the Handle
The houses here are named La Vague and Chantebrise like places in a childhood daydream, an actual lake filled with literal swans. As a kid, I was most at home in the pages of a boo…
Sep 28, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kathy Fagan
The Rage of White Folk The Rage of White Folk
How the silent majority became a loud and angry minority.
Sep 27, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn
Alberto Giacometti and Alice Neel, Face to Face Alberto Giacometti and Alice Neel, Face to Face
The two artists have more in common than it might seem.
Sep 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Pilgrim Bell Pilgrim Bell
My savior has powers and he needs. To be convinced to use them for good. Up until now he has been. A no-call no-show. The menace. Of ecstasy like a hornets nest buzzing. Under ice.
Sep 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kaveh Akbar
Blaming the People Blaming the People
Is democracy really the problem?
Sep 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Jan-Werner Müller
The Real Crisis of European Multiculturalism The Real Crisis of European Multiculturalism
As a set of policies and as an ideal for a more pluralist society, it has failed not because of recent waves of immigration but because of how Europeans view their own culture and ...
Sep 20, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Joan W. Scott
Frederick Wiseman’s World of Institutions Frederick Wiseman’s World of Institutions
In his 42nd film, the documentarian examines the New York Public Library from both his Olympian and activist perspectives.
Sep 19, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans