“Anora,” an American Fantasia “Anora,” an American Fantasia
In Sean Baker's tragicomic film of a sex worker’s brush with wealth, he evokes auteurs of yore, who focused on the social realities of the country's outcasts.
Nov 7, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Beatrice Loayza
Looking at Art Will Never Be the Same Again Looking at Art Will Never Be the Same Again
A conversation with the art historian Claire Bishop about technology's influence on museums and galleries, and her recent book Disordered Attention.
Nov 6, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Francesca Billington
“No Other Land” and the Brutal Truth of Israel’s Occupation “No Other Land” and the Brutal Truth of Israel’s Occupation
The unsparing documentary—one of the year’s most powerful films—has still not found a distributor in the US.
Nov 4, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Ahmed Moor
“Industry”’s Gleeful Critique of Capital “Industry”’s Gleeful Critique of Capital
HBO’s investment banking drama makes a soap opera out of the “useless” but lurid nature of finance.
Oct 31, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
Can New York’s Most Famous Street be Turned into a Park? Can New York’s Most Famous Street be Turned into a Park?
The effort to transform Broadway into a pedestrian space.
Oct 31, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Karrie Jacobs
Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Family Dramas Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Family Dramas
In her latest novel, Long Island Compromise, the novelist explores how a kidnapping transforms a suburban New York family.
Oct 30, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Erin Somers
Emily Oster and the Optimization of Parenting Emily Oster and the Optimization of Parenting
What gets lost when we approach pregnancy and raising children through data?
Oct 29, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Anna Louie Sussman
The Politics of Speech on the American Campus The Politics of Speech on the American Campus
Freedom of speech on campuses has long been under attack, but now more than ever.
Oct 28, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins
What No One Talks About When They Talk About Taiwan What No One Talks About When They Talk About Taiwan
In so many histories, writers so often ignore the social movements and underclass that helped define island nation's destiny.
Oct 24, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Brian Hioe