Arts and Entertainment

Jessica Johnson and Albert Oldcrow, two of the three hosts of Beyond Bows and Arrows

“Beyond Bows and Arrows”: Indigenous Radio in Texas “Beyond Bows and Arrows”: Indigenous Radio in Texas

Two hours of escape and connection.

Oct 18, 2021 / Pauly Denetclaw

The Grotesque and Sublime Transformations of “Titane”

The Grotesque and Sublime Transformations of “Titane” The Grotesque and Sublime Transformations of “Titane”

Julia Ducournau’s surreal horror film is a harrowing exploration of the body and technology.

Oct 7, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Phoebe Chen

White Lotus.

Who’s to Blame in “The White Lotus”? Who’s to Blame in “The White Lotus”?

In the weeks since the release of Mike White’s latest HBO series, debate has centered on the show’s politics. Is it liberal satire or spectacle? 

Sep 15, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi

Fulton Leroy Washington

Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star. Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star.

The 66-year-old wants to use Black art to transform Compton.

Sep 7, 2021 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill

Adam Curtis’s Modern Discontents

Adam Curtis’s Modern Discontents Adam Curtis’s Modern Discontents

In his new eight-hour epic, the British filmmaker offers a globe-trotting chronicle of our times. 

Aug 24, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano

Nation Poetry

Drowning Creek Drowning Creek

Past the strip malls and the power plants, out of the holler, past Gun Bottom Road and Brassfield and before Red Lick Creek, there’s a stream called Drowning Creek where I saw the…

Aug 24, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Ada Limón

Art and Exile in the Third Republic

Art and Exile in the Third Republic Art and Exile in the Third Republic

James McAuley’s The House of Fragile Things examines the travails of a circle of Jewish art collectors, tracing a history of betrayal and dispossession.

Aug 16, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Hannah Stamler

The Liberation of Alice Neel

The Liberation of Alice Neel The Liberation of Alice Neel

Her paintings were a site of expression for populist politics and in her art she found something close to freedom from the doldrums of her personal life.

Aug 10, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer

ZOLA

“Zola” and the Limits of the Internet Movie “Zola” and the Limits of the Internet Movie

An adaptation of a viral Twitter thread only scratches the surface of how film storytelling might intersect with life online.

Aug 5, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

Bourdain’s Wake

Bourdain’s Wake Bourdain’s Wake

How to tell the story of Anthony Bourdain? 

Aug 4, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jeet Heer

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