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Inside the Hell That Is “The Many Saints of Newark”

Inside the Hell That Is “The Many Saints of Newark” Inside the Hell That Is “The Many Saints of Newark”

All of the things that worked in The Sopranos make its prequel a remarkable slog of a film.

Nov 18, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

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Emily Ratajkowski: “I’m Very Displeased With Capitalism” Emily Ratajkowski: “I’m Very Displeased With Capitalism”

A conversation with the essayist and model about her debut collection My Body, critiquing capitalism, the commodification of one’s image, and much more.

Nov 17, 2021 / Q&A / Larissa Pham

The Coolest Member of the Senate Is Retiring

The Coolest Member of the Senate Is Retiring The Coolest Member of the Senate Is Retiring

Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy has used comic books to fight for a ban on land mines and brought the Grateful Dead to the Senate Dining Room.

Nov 16, 2021 / John Nichols

Native American Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month Native American Heritage Month

Honoring Native land and Native peoples, every day.

Nov 16, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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Infrastructure Bill Passes Infrastructure Bill Passes

Yes, Democrats improved their mid-term prospects. Those shovel-ready projects bring in votes— Assuming that enough back-ordered shovels Can get unloaded from the jammed up boats.

Nov 16, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Nation Poetry

In Resemblance of the Living In Resemblance of the Living

Alone I spirit myself away looking at the many flowers born on the balcony, certainly not thanks to me, the gardener was the wind. They skin me with precision, their beauty sinks i…

Nov 16, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Chandra Livia Candiani

Nation Poetry

You Couldn’t Lose Me You Couldn’t Lose Me

It was like waking up in California— the awkward blossoms, the sky an aggressive blue. I remember the smell from your armpits, the greenhouse windows covered in white paint, where…

Nov 16, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Richie Hofmann

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“Critical Race Theory” Is White History “Critical Race Theory” Is White History

Conservatives are rebranding an inclusive, honest accounting of American history as inherently anti-white.

Nov 16, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

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Letters From the November 29/December 6, 2021, Issue Letters From the November 29/December 6, 2021, Issue

Get Carter… A stream called Drowning Creek…

Nov 16, 2021 / Kai Bird and Our Readers

Mort Sahl, 1927–2021: The Comic as Social Critic

Mort Sahl, 1927–2021: The Comic as Social Critic Mort Sahl, 1927–2021: The Comic as Social Critic

Sahl diagnosed the disease of America in 1967 as “right-wing social democracy,” an ideology that is fine with war.

Nov 15, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich

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