Books & the Arts

CVS on Fire

CVS on Fire CVS on Fire

The CVS on fire on Fox News and the Fox News truck on fire on Fox News and the quick brown fox of the flames jumping out of the frame are one. And the night advancing behind its ri…

Jun 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Michael Robbins

The Mysticism of Louis Kahn

The Mysticism of Louis Kahn The Mysticism of Louis Kahn

After walking through the buildings he designed, it is impossible to imagine a world without them.

May 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Paul Goldberger

To the Republic, for Which It Stands

To the Republic, for Which It Stands To the Republic, for Which It Stands

The broad Trumpian vow to “Make America Great Again” chimed in near-perfect unison with the cultural offensives of the Christian right.

May 17, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann

Doesn’t Every Political Resistance Need a Soundtrack?

Doesn’t Every Political Resistance Need a Soundtrack? Doesn’t Every Political Resistance Need a Soundtrack?

In their efforts to protest Trump’s ascension as soon as possible, more than one artist has recast an existing song with lyrics applicable to the current crisis.

May 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu

Acts of Insolence

Acts of Insolence Acts of Insolence

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is earnest in a way that’s ill-suited to a movie that pretends to razz the whole superhero business.

May 12, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

MUNA’s Total Honesty

MUNA’s Total Honesty MUNA’s Total Honesty

The LA pop trio’s greatest strength is its willingness to name the enemy.

May 10, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Laura Snapes

George Saunders’s Lincoln

George Saunders’s Lincoln George Saunders’s Lincoln

The novel ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ examines the Civil War as the root of America’s violent past—and as a possible source of empathy that might release us from it.

May 3, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Jon Baskin

The Fight Over Sexual Freedom

The Fight Over Sexual Freedom The Fight Over Sexual Freedom

Geoffrey Stone’s book is a powerful reminder that the history of sexual equality is one of backlash as well as progress.

May 3, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Anna North

Pushing the Limits of Photography

Pushing the Limits of Photography Pushing the Limits of Photography

The reflexive photography of Paul Mpagi Sepuya and Jason Loebs.

May 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

When Big Names Are Everywhere

When Big Names Are Everywhere When Big Names Are Everywhere

Norman and Obit are movies lovingly dedicated to the virtues of the small and the anonymous.

Apr 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

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