Speed Kills Speed Kills
Has digital technology destroyed leisure?
Jan 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
Less Is More Less Is More
The dense details in Berlin’s memorial museums overwhelm the stories they try to tell.
Jan 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Julia M. Klein
‘Vessel’ Inspires the Future Fight for Abortion Rights ‘Vessel’ Inspires the Future Fight for Abortion Rights
The new documentary following Dutch doctor Rebecca Gomperts provides important context to necessary change for global reproductive rights.
Jan 12, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
Caveat Lector: Your 2015 Guide to 2016 Presidential Primary Coverage Caveat Lector: Your 2015 Guide to 2016 Presidential Primary Coverage
Eric Alterman on Jazz at Lincoln Center and Reed Richardson's tips for navigating the upcoming 2016 election.
Jan 12, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
‘The Nation’ Magazine Names David Hajdu as Music Critic ‘The Nation’ Magazine Names David Hajdu as Music Critic
Award-winning veteran writer joins masthead.
Jan 12, 2015 / Press Room
Ava DuVernay: ‘Selma’ Is the ‘Vision of a Black Storyteller Undiluted’ Ava DuVernay: ‘Selma’ Is the ‘Vision of a Black Storyteller Undiluted’
The director explains why Selma matters now.
Jan 9, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Mychal Denzel Smith
Lessons From ‘Selma’: It Takes a Movement Lessons From ‘Selma’: It Takes a Movement
Pushing this country forward takes more than a sympathetic president.
Jan 8, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What ‘Selma’ Gets Right—and Wrong—About Civil-Rights History What ‘Selma’ Gets Right—and Wrong—About Civil-Rights History
It took MLK’s activism and LBJ’s leadership to pass the Voting Rights Act.
Jan 8, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Ari Berman
Faith and Suspicion: On Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Lila’ Faith and Suspicion: On Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Lila’
The novelist offers an elegant answer to the question, “What is it to be human?”
Jan 7, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Roxana Robinson
A Conversation With Marilynne Robinson A Conversation With Marilynne Robinson
The novelist talks about liberalism, the language of fiction, and the humanism of John Calvin.
Jan 7, 2015 / Books & the Arts / The Nation