Arts and Entertainment

Ari Brostoff

Ari Brostoff’s Truth Is Out There Ari Brostoff’s Truth Is Out There

The author’s debut collection, Missing Time, is an eclectic mix of left-wing cultural criticism and personal essays on topics like The X-Files.

Apr 7, 2022 / Q&A / Natasha Lennard

The Fantasias of Niki de Saint Phalle

The Fantasias of Niki de Saint Phalle The Fantasias of Niki de Saint Phalle

Her art aimed at the creation of two things: the fashioning of a new self and a new world.  

Apr 5, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer

Nation Poetry

Home Movie Home Movie

Strewn across the floors their toys and things, a video cassette the dad had written “We used to have more of these” on, the kitchen in a state of high party, boxed cakes half eate…

Apr 5, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jana Prikryl

Nation Poetry

Green Tomatoes in Fire Season Green Tomatoes in Fire Season

There is smoke in the air when I go pick them. I go despite panic, also because inside I’ll make chutney. For an hour or so, I unlatch them. It is late fall. They will not ripen. F…

Apr 5, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Tess Taylor

Black Like Me? “Bridgerton” and the Fantasy of a Non-Racist Past

Black Like Me? “Bridgerton” and the Fantasy of a Non-Racist Past Black Like Me? “Bridgerton” and the Fantasy of a Non-Racist Past

We can imagine a world where the only thing wrong with racial inequality is that non-white people are not allowed to share in the spoils of empire—but would we really want to live ...

Apr 4, 2022 / Feature / Gary Younge

Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality

Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality Silicon Valley Founders Are Not the Protagonists of Reality

The fall of bloated tech start-ups isn’t tragic, regardless of what the recent spate of TV series would have you believe.

Mar 31, 2022 / Malcolm Harris

Nadav Lapid’s Cinema of Shame

Nadav Lapid’s Cinema of Shame Nadav Lapid’s Cinema of Shame

His new film Ahed’s Knee is a shallow cri de coeur against the Israeli state. 

Mar 31, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kaleem Hawa

Landscapes of the Mind

Landscapes of the Mind Landscapes of the Mind

On Joseph E. Yoakum and Etel Adnan.

Mar 29, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism

Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism Tucker Carlson’s Flip-Flops on Russia Mask a Deep Militarism

Rather than seek allies among the far right, progressives need to advance our own vision of an inclusive common good against militarism and white nationalism.

Mar 28, 2022 / Tobita Chow and Ben Lorber

Kanye the Careerist

Kanye the Careerist Kanye the Careerist

A three-part Netflix documentary on the rapper’s rise unintentionally shows the depths of West’s cynicism. 

Mar 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jordan Coley

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