The Messy Humanity of Leo Bersani (April 16, 1931–February 20, 2022) The Messy Humanity of Leo Bersani (April 16, 1931–February 20, 2022)
Two friends and colleagues on the late scholar, whose analyses of gay identity during the height of the AIDS crisis still loom large over sexuality studies.
Mar 7, 2022 / Zahid R. Chaudhary and Anne Anlin Cheng
My Norman Mailer Problem—and Ours My Norman Mailer Problem—and Ours
Digging down into the roots of white America’s infatuation with Black.
Mar 7, 2022 / Feature / Darryl Pinckney
The New Politics of Desire The New Politics of Desire
In her new book, the philosopher Amia Srinivasan asks: “What would it take for sex really to be free?”
Mar 7, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Maggie Doherty
Francesco Pacifico Confronts Fiction’s Oldest Questions Francesco Pacifico Confronts Fiction’s Oldest Questions
His new novel, The Women I Love, asks if men can accurately portray and represent the experiences of women.
Mar 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Piper French
The Riddle of Zoomer Politics The Riddle of Zoomer Politics
Pollster John Della Volpe claims he’s cracked the puzzle on this generation’s ideology. But is there really straightforward answer to what makes Gen Z tick?
Mar 2, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Julian Epp
Stephen Crane’s Lifetime of Mystery Stephen Crane’s Lifetime of Mystery
His visceral fiction and journalism might be best understood as a literature of pure immediacy.
Mar 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Paul Franz
The Book Arsenal: A Dispatch From the Cultural Front in Kyiv The Book Arsenal: A Dispatch From the Cultural Front in Kyiv
Ukrainian publisher Anetta Antonenko has her books, her cats, her language—and her gun.
Feb 28, 2022 / Benjamin Moser
What Is Fueling Our Century’s Global “Disorder”? What Is Fueling Our Century’s Global “Disorder”?
A conversation with historian Helen Thompson about the changes in energy consumption and monetary policy that set the table for today’s geopolitical instability.
Feb 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Let’s Talk About the Taking of Black Land Let’s Talk About the Taking of Black Land
From Seneca Village to “urban renewal,” the government has claimed Black property—rarely with the “just compensation” promised by the Fifth Amendment.
Feb 28, 2022 / Feature / Elie Mystal
The Enigma of Roberto Bolaño The Enigma of Roberto Bolaño
David Kurnick’s new book reappraises the Chilean writer, clarifying the preconceptions and myths that haunted his earliest work.
Feb 24, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Lily Meyer