Arthur Russell’s Endless Reinventions Arthur Russell’s Endless Reinventions
Since his death, his music has only become more influential and more mysterious.
Jun 20, 2023 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
The Settler-Colonialist Alliance of India and Israel The Settler-Colonialist Alliance of India and Israel
Over the decades, the two nations have become closer allies in business and politics. We talked to journalist Azad Essa about the origins of this international relationship.
Jun 19, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Deeksha Udupa
Paul Schrader’s Unlikely Optimism Paul Schrader’s Unlikely Optimism
Master Gardener seems designed to provoke. But in his late age, the filmmaker has settled into an earnest style, fixated on love and second chances.
Jun 15, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
The Swiss Village That Made Kropotkin an Anarchist The Swiss Village That Made Kropotkin an Anarchist
Cyril Schäublin’s Unrest may be the most orderly movie about anarchists ever made.
Jun 14, 2023 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman
Perhat Tursun and the Plight of Uyghurs in Xinjiang Perhat Tursun and the Plight of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
In The Backstreets, the novelist and poet documents the centuries of dislocation imposed on the Uyghur people
Jun 13, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Yangyang Cheng
The Enduring Grift of the Washington Operator The Enduring Grift of the Washington Operator
A new book argues that D.C. became a swamp in the Trump years, but like any company town it has always been a hive of influence peddling, self-dealing, and graft.
Jun 12, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
How the John Birch Society Won the Long Game How the John Birch Society Won the Long Game
The American right doesn’t need the John Birch Society these days, but that is because it’s adopted the Birchers’ extremism wholesale.
Jun 8, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Nathan Robinson
Olaf Stapledon’s Cosmology of Peace Olaf Stapledon’s Cosmology of Peace
In his science fiction classic Star Maker, he imagines a way to overcome fascism on a galactic scale.
Jun 7, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jaime Green
How Black Women Writers Got It Done How Black Women Writers Got It Done
Claudia Tate’s 1983 collection of interviews is an important look into the trials writers like Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou faced on their way to mainstream acceptance.
Jun 6, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Marina Magloire
Ferit Edgü’s Prescient Fiction of a Turkey in Crisis Ferit Edgü’s Prescient Fiction of a Turkey in Crisis
His books, which examined the plight of eastern Turkey and the vanity of the Istanbul bourgeoise, take on new meaning after the February 6 earthquakes.
Jun 5, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Kaya Genç