The Communist Designer, the Fascist Furniture Dealer, and the Politics of Design The Communist Designer, the Fascist Furniture Dealer, and the Politics of Design
A tale of two bookcases.
Feb 20, 2021 / Feature / Glenn Adamson
What Popular Culture Misunderstands About Addiction What Popular Culture Misunderstands About Addiction
Much of the film and TV we consume misleads audiences with inaccurate and harmful depictions of recovery and treatment.
Feb 18, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Zachary Siegel
“Pages 9-14,” an excerpt from The Ferguson Report: An Erasure “Pages 9-14,” an excerpt from The Ferguson Report: An Erasure
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Feb 18, 2021 / Poems / Nicole Sealey
The Music We Made in Lockdown The Music We Made in Lockdown
On the artists who found new sounds in our collective solitude.
Feb 17, 2021 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
‘What Does It Mean to Be Black and Alive Right Now?’ ‘What Does It Mean to Be Black and Alive Right Now?’
In Black Futures, Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham preserve an archive and envision new worlds.
Feb 17, 2021 / Q&A / Mary Retta
The Long History of the FBI’s Surveillance of Martin Luther King The Long History of the FBI’s Surveillance of Martin Luther King
A new documentary details the bureau’s response to King and how the harassment of left-wing radicals and activists of color was integral to its mission in the 20th century.
Feb 16, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II
The Unknown Radicals of Black Photography The Unknown Radicals of Black Photography
A recent exhibition on the Kamoinge Workshop tells the story of a group of photographers who explored the artistic and political potential of the medium to its fullest.
Feb 15, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
‘Minari’ Is a Landmark for Asian American Cinema ‘Minari’ Is a Landmark for Asian American Cinema
Lee Isaac Chung’s poignant immigrant drama is the kind of film that can be felt with all five senses.
Feb 11, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Kristen Yoonsoo Kim
Kali Uchis’s Fearless Latinx Pop Kali Uchis’s Fearless Latinx Pop
The bilingual, bicultural songs and sounds of Sin Miedo is a daring leap forward.
Feb 10, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez
Provenance Provenance
There she was in that lavender dress, in that room, in that apartment, turning around to answer his fist pounding that door in the middle of that day that…
Feb 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Paul Tran