Books & the Arts

Who Owns the Internet?

Who Owns the Internet? Who Owns the Internet?

Ben Tarnoff's history of networked life and the rise of a corporate-controlled web doubles as a polemic, arguing for a people-first Internet.

Sep 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Evan Malmgren

Hua Hsu’s Lesson in Friendship

Hua Hsu’s Lesson in Friendship Hua Hsu’s Lesson in Friendship

His memoir Stay True is a moving portrait of friends, death, doubt, and everything in between.

Sep 27, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho

The Searching Poetry of Safia Elhillo

The Searching Poetry of Safia Elhillo The Searching Poetry of Safia Elhillo

Her two poetry collections are rich with images of homeland, movement, history, and the future.

Sep 26, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Yasmine Seale

A Poet Confronts the Violent History of El Salvador

A Poet Confronts the Violent History of El Salvador A Poet Confronts the Violent History of El Salvador

Christopher Soto’s Diaries of a Terrorist grapples with the the security ideology that shapes the Americas through poems that explore activism and resistance.

Sep 22, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Danielle Mackey

Imani Perry’s Capacious History of the South

Imani Perry’s Capacious History of the South Imani Perry’s Capacious History of the South

While the South is often dismissed as a region catching up to the rest of the country, Perry's new book demonstrates why it has always been the key to defining the promise and limi...

Sep 21, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II

The Messy Politics of the NBA

The Messy Politics of the NBA The Messy Politics of the NBA

Professional basketball finds itself at a crossroads—between its image as a do-gooder and a history of self-serving contradictions.

Sep 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon

Michelle Tea’s DIY Pregnancy

Michelle Tea’s DIY Pregnancy Michelle Tea’s DIY Pregnancy

In her new book, Tea explores the difficulties of joys of getting pregnant and having a child.

Sep 19, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Erin Somers

Bill McKibben

The Indefatigable Bill McKibben The Indefatigable Bill McKibben

An interview with the environmentalist about what inspires him, how he became a writer, and his recent book, The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon.

Sep 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Camille Baker

Proposed design for a mosquito screen erected over Washington, D.C.

The Half Measures of Public Health Architecture The Half Measures of Public Health Architecture

To build better cities, architects must not only take on projects related to our health; they must confront the contradictions of their plutocratic funding model.

Sep 14, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Brook

Michael Mann Returns to the Scene of the Crime

Michael Mann Returns to the Scene of the Crime Michael Mann Returns to the Scene of the Crime

Why did the director, for his first novel, write a sequel of Heat? 

Sep 13, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Adam Nayman

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