Books and Ideas

German punks

Anarchy in the GDR Anarchy in the GDR

A Q&A with Tim Mohr.

Oct 8, 2018 / Q&A / William Ralston

Nate Chinen’s Daring New History of Modern Jazz

Nate Chinen’s Daring New History of Modern Jazz Nate Chinen’s Daring New History of Modern Jazz

Nate Chinen’s new book confronts the contemporary jazz moment with clarity and authority.

Oct 6, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu

Comix Nation

Comix Nation Comix Nation

ignore this…

Oct 4, 2018 / Peter Kuper

Brett Kavanaugh testifies

Kavanaugh’s Testimony Kavanaugh’s Testimony

He whined, he bullied and he wept— Behaving like an unhinged lout. The White House saw a grand display— Judicial temperament throughout.

Oct 4, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The German Century

The German Century The German Century

A new book documents the ordinary lives of Germans caught in a country and century marked by regime change, economic catastrophe, and war.

Oct 4, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans

Who Owns Kafka?

Who Owns Kafka? Who Owns Kafka?

The complicated legacy of the writer’s estate.

Oct 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

Ling Ma’s Disaster Fiction

Ling Ma’s Disaster Fiction Ling Ma’s Disaster Fiction

Part sci-fi thriller, part genre-fiction, Severance follows a millennial New Yorker’s struggle to survive.

Oct 2, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

A Very ‘Shouty’ Judicial Committee Hearing A Very ‘Shouty’ Judicial Committee Hearing

So many loud, angry men.

Oct 2, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Trump on Reporting a Sexual Assault

Trump on Reporting a Sexual Assault Trump on Reporting a Sexual Assault

She didn’t file a police report When claims were fresh and could be tracked. And, by the way, the same is true Of all those chicks that I attacked.

Sep 27, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Eve of Battle

Eve of Battle Eve of Battle

ignore this…

Sep 27, 2018 / Jen Sorensen

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