Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue
Whole Earth generation… Maier and McCarthyism…
Jul 26, 2022 / Our Readers
Mohammed bin Salman Mohammed bin Salman
He ordered the murder, our own report said, But we remain true to the oil he commands: Joe Biden decided to fist bump the man, As if a clenched fist hides the blood on one’s hands.
Jul 26, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Where Should the Climate Movement Go Next? Where Should the Climate Movement Go Next?
Andreas Malm thinks climate politics needs to reject pacifism for sabotage.
Jul 25, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Thea Riofrancos
Vladimir Sorokin’s Anti-Realism Vladimir Sorokin’s Anti-Realism
For the Russian novelist, the end of Soviet literary and political culture marked the loss of a powerful foil.
Jul 23, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Gregory Afinogenov
Asking “What About…?” Is Essential to Achieving Justice Asking “What About…?” Is Essential to Achieving Justice
Selective empathy prevents us from making connections.
Jul 22, 2022 / Viet Thanh Nguyen
David Cronenberg’s Tableaux of Pain and Pleasure David Cronenberg’s Tableaux of Pain and Pleasure
His latest film, Crimes of the Future, continues a decades-long project to explore the limits of the body and the supposed rules of reality.
Jul 21, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Beatrice Loayza
The Life and Times of Cookie Mueller The Life and Times of Cookie Mueller
Her chronicles of the last days of American countercultural life New York's downtown scene bursts with energy.
Jul 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Zoe Dubno
A History of the Partition Through the Eyes of Appalachian Nuns A History of the Partition Through the Eyes of Appalachian Nuns
Jyoti Thottam's Sisters of Mokama, tells the story of missionaries in the Indian state of Bihar, who bore witness to the tumultuous era, offering a different way to understand the ...
Jul 19, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Zoya Qureshi