James Bridle’s Dream of a Cybernetic Forest James Bridle’s Dream of a Cybernetic Forest
The British writer and artist explores the growing confluence of nature and technology, examining how each might be used to create a more equitable world.
Feb 16, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Lewis Gordon
The Forgotten Poets of the Attica Uprising The Forgotten Poets of the Attica Uprising
When the Smoke Clears documents poetry workshops held in the aftermath of the prison's occupation. The work produced by the inmates was visceral and heartrending.
Feb 15, 2023 / Books & the Arts / J. Howard Rosier
The Lessons of “Women Talking” The Lessons of “Women Talking”
A recent adaptation of the Miriam Toews novel asks a difficult question: What if the people we love are the people we fear?
Feb 14, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham
Sevgi Soysal’s Liberation of the Mind Sevgi Soysal’s Liberation of the Mind
Her novel Dawn, which documents the discontents of the 20th century Turkish left, proposes that any account of historical upheaval requires equally radical artistic methods.
Feb 13, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Shaj Mathew
The Beautiful and Useless Return of “Avatar” The Beautiful and Useless Return of “Avatar”
James Cameron has spent a fortune to bring audiences back to Pandora. Was it worth it?
Feb 8, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
The Crusade Against Civil Liberties During World War I The Crusade Against Civil Liberties During World War I
Adam Hochschild’s latest book, American Midnight, examines a dark era in US history in which Woodrow Wilson and his administration went to war at home as well as abroad.
Feb 7, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
The Radicalization of Édouard Louis The Radicalization of Édouard Louis
Two new books by the French novelist mark a political turn in his writing.
Feb 6, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Tara K. Menon
A Translator in Tokyo, or: A Language Love Story A Translator in Tokyo, or: A Language Love Story
Polly Barton's memoir Fifty Sounds documents the intimacy of the act of translation and the process of learning a new language.
Feb 2, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Max Norman
Buckminster Fuller’s Hall of Mirrors Buckminster Fuller’s Hall of Mirrors
Alec Nevala-Lee’s new biography assesses the complicated legacy of an architect better known for his image than his work.
Feb 1, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Luis Martinez
The Long, Bitter History of Globalism The Long, Bitter History of Globalism
A conversation with Tara Zahra about the early-20th-century origins of globalism, how debates over a globalized world have morphed across a century, and her new book, Against the W...
Jan 31, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins