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The Philosophical Leftovers of Gilles Deleuze

The Philosophical Leftovers of Gilles Deleuze The Philosophical Leftovers of Gilles Deleuze

What is there left to learn from the work the French thinker left behind?

Aug 3, 2020 / Andrew Marzoni

The Biography That Reimagined a Life—and the Genre

The Biography That Reimagined a Life—and the Genre The Biography That Reimagined a Life—and the Genre

Diane Johnson’s The True History of the First Mrs. Meredith and Other Lesser Lives uses speculation and fabulation to correct the biases of history.

Jul 30, 2020 / Marie Solis

The Sad Sex Lives of Overeducated Millennial Malcontents

The Sad Sex Lives of Overeducated Millennial Malcontents The Sad Sex Lives of Overeducated Millennial Malcontents

Andrew Martin’s characters in Cool For America aren’t having much fun. Instead, they are restless and self-defeating.

Jul 29, 2020 / Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard

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Wartime President Wartime President

“Trump calls himself ‘wartime president’ over coronavirus pandemic.” —CBS “The Trump Administration is trying to block billions of dollars for states to conduct testing and contac…

Jul 28, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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Letters From the August 10/17, 2020, Issue Letters From the August 10/17, 2020, Issue

Demilitarize the police… The case for public banks… Wrestlemania… A perverse legacy… Spinning their wheels…

Jul 28, 2020 / Our Readers

The Tangle of Desire and Class in ‘Normal People’

The Tangle of Desire and Class in ‘Normal People’ The Tangle of Desire and Class in ‘Normal People’

The television adaptation of the Sally Rooney novel depicts how people can fall in love in a world structured by power.

Jul 28, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

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Trump Is Lawless Trump Is Lawless

Trump’s delusional tantrums would almost be funny if they weren’t so dangerous. 

Jul 28, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

A Century of Struggle in Palestine

A Century of Struggle in Palestine A Century of Struggle in Palestine

Rashid Khalidi’s new history offers a political and personal portrait of more than a hundred years of colonization and resistance in Palestine.

Jul 27, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Kaleem Hawa

Tribute to a True Prophet

Tribute to a True Prophet Tribute to a True Prophet

"All of us must get in the revolution."- John Lewis (2/21/40—07/17/20) in his original draft of the March on Washington

Jul 23, 2020 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

How an Artist’s Diary Can Teach Us New Ways of Seeing

How an Artist’s Diary Can Teach Us New Ways of Seeing How an Artist’s Diary Can Teach Us New Ways of Seeing

Rosemary Mayer’s journal from 1971 illuminates not just her work but also how a creative person makes sense of a life.

Jul 23, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Thea Ballard

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