Culture

“Gossip Girl” and the Demented Culture of Fame

“Gossip Girl” and the Demented Culture of Fame “Gossip Girl” and the Demented Culture of Fame

HBO’s reboot of the teen drama explores how the rich and famous make their lives consumable for the rest of us.

Oct 19, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

Art at the Border of Power and Ecology

Art at the Border of Power and Ecology Art at the Border of Power and Ecology

Miguel Fernández de Castro’s multimedia works reveal the ties between money, migration, and environmental disaster.

Oct 19, 2021 / Feature / Max Pearl

Nation Poetry

We Came Here to Get Away From You We Came Here to Get Away From You

Port Townsend, Washington Downhill, a skeleton of an orca suspended: a female beached; belly full, at that time, of seal and fish; the seal and fish full, at that time of poison. T…

Oct 19, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Donika Kelly

What Riot?

What Riot? What Riot?

Mike Pence stood up to Donald Trump’s tirade. He certified the vote. He was unflinching. He now implies that day’s been overblown, Though he’s the one the mob had talked of lynchin…

Oct 19, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Nation Poetry

In the New Year In the New Year

Sun on my face and the train slips into the tunnel. Dim reflection confronts. Perhaps I am lacking in something substantial like iron, or virtue. How easy it is to hurt someone, ho…

Oct 19, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Natasha Rao

Jessica Johnson and Albert Oldcrow, two of the three hosts of Beyond Bows and Arrows

“Beyond Bows and Arrows”: Indigenous Radio in Texas “Beyond Bows and Arrows”: Indigenous Radio in Texas

Two hours of escape and connection.

Oct 18, 2021 / Pauly Denetclaw

Jonathan Franzen’s God

Jonathan Franzen’s God Jonathan Franzen’s God

A multigenerational saga about a Midwestern family, Crossroads is like most of Franzen novels—with one exception: Every plotline leads to the big guy himself.

Oct 18, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Rumaan Alam

LAX sign at Los Angeles International Airport

The LA Olympics Are Being Planned Behind Closed Doors The LA Olympics Are Being Planned Behind Closed Doors

The city council is making arrangements for the 2028 games without public transparency or accountability.

Oct 15, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Women’s March in Brooklyn 2021

Women’s March in Brooklyn 2021 Women’s March in Brooklyn 2021

Roe v. Wade is under dire threat... AGAIN!

Oct 14, 2021 / OppArt / Karen Green

New York City’s State of Permanent Crisis

New York City’s State of Permanent Crisis New York City’s State of Permanent Crisis

How New Yorkers trying to ward off catastrophe paved the road to the privatized city.

Oct 14, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Nick Juravich

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