Turning Theory Into Art Turning Theory Into Art
Anna Ostoya transforms Chantal Mouffe’s writing into collages, with the hope of making her ideas more available to the masses.
Apr 14, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jonah Goldman Kay
Has Neoliberalism Really Come to an End? Has Neoliberalism Really Come to an End?
A conversation with historian Gary Gerstle about understanding neoliberalism as a bipartisan worldview and how the political order it ushered in has crumbled.
Apr 13, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
The Absurdist Meets Jane Austen in Bloomington The Absurdist Meets Jane Austen in Bloomington
Budi Darma’s People from Bloomington engages in a strange realism—where life in a small-town America seems both banal and absurd.
Apr 12, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Intan Paramaditha
Emily St. John Mandel’s Neatly Designed Worlds Emily St. John Mandel’s Neatly Designed Worlds
Her new novel, a time travel story called Sea of Tranquility, presents a universe lacking in loose ends or messiness.
Apr 11, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Sophia Nguyen
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
How Can Puerto Rico Escape the Debt Trap? How Can Puerto Rico Escape the Debt Trap?
When it comes to Puerto Rico, the questions of debt haunt everyday life and shape the colonial reality of the island.
Apr 6, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales
Where Is the Women’s Movement? Where Is the Women’s Movement?
Why do young feminists seem more interested in social media than in building feminist organizations?
Apr 5, 2022 / Meredith Tax
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
Tucker Carson on the War in Ukraine Tucker Carson on the War in Ukraine
“Kremlin memo urged media to use Tucker Carlson clips” —The Guardian There are no autocrats he can’t abide, So Carlson seems to be on Putin’s side. Thus, Russian television runs hi…
Apr 5, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin
“F*ck Leftist Westsplaining!” “F*ck Leftist Westsplaining!”
Listening to voices of the Central and East European left.
Apr 4, 2022 / Linda Mannheim