Culture

Phillip Roth

Philip Roth and His Defensive Fans Are Their Own Worst Enemies Philip Roth and His Defensive Fans Are Their Own Worst Enemies

Why did it take a sexual assault scandal to raise red flags about a deeply flawed biography?

Apr 30, 2021 / Jeet Heer

Protest outside Chateau Marmont against firing of workers

Red Carpet at the Picket Line Red Carpet at the Picket Line

As Hollywood’s aristocracy convened for the Oscars, laid-off hotel workers were protesting to get their jobs back.

Apr 30, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Nuclear Impasse

Nuclear Impasse Nuclear Impasse

The USA and Iran clash on sanctions.

Apr 29, 2021 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Michelle Pfeiffer in French Exit

The Caustic Grace of ‘French Exit’ The Caustic Grace of ‘French Exit’

This surreal “tragedy of manners” is a showcase for one of Hollywood’s most compelling actresses—Michelle Pfeiffer.

Apr 29, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi

George Floyd

George Floyd George Floyd

Black Lives Matter.

Apr 28, 2021 / OppArt / Isis Davis-Marks

Michelle Zauner

The Art of the Memoir With Japanese Breakfast The Art of the Memoir With Japanese Breakfast

A conversation with indie pop artist Michelle Zauner on cooking, grieving, and the role politics plays in music.

Apr 28, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho

Philip Roth biography

Blake Bailey’s Life as a Man Blake Bailey’s Life as a Man

The disgraced writer’s Philip Roth biography is a document of a misogynist literary world. But I had to read the book to get the whole story.

Apr 28, 2021 / Katha Pollitt

AOC at Sanders rally

AOC and the Making of Millennial Politics AOC and the Making of Millennial Politics

A new book on Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez offers a portrait of a new generation of elected officials and political activists coming into its own.

Apr 27, 2021 / Sam Adler-Bell

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Confounding Fathers The Confounding Fathers

Republicans want to be graded on a curve.

Apr 27, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

John Edgar Wideman

The Craft of John Edgar Wideman The Craft of John Edgar Wideman

A conversation with one of the greatest living Black American writers on work, life, and why good fiction is like a game of basketball.

Apr 26, 2021 / Q&A / Elias Rodriques

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