Is “Asteroid City” Wes Anderson’s Greatest Film? Is “Asteroid City” Wes Anderson’s Greatest Film?
In his latest film, Anderson asks us how art and storytelling give our lives meaning.
Jul 5, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte
The Miseducation of Mario Vargas Llosa The Miseducation of Mario Vargas Llosa
A recent collection, The Call of the Tribe, explains why the Peruvian writer rejected the left and embraced the thinking of Friedrich Hayek and his ilk.
Jul 5, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jack Hanson
“The Nation” Names Kate Wagner Architecture Correspondent “The Nation” Names Kate Wagner Architecture Correspondent
From homes to offices, parks to parking lots, Wagner will cover the politics of built space under late-stage capitalism.
Jul 3, 2023 / Press Room
Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution
In John Roberts’s America, it’s good to be the king.
Jul 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Yo La Tengo’s Lifelong Love Story Yo La Tengo’s Lifelong Love Story
Across decades, the venerable band has quietly pioneered an intimate form of rock, at once adventurous and deeply personal.
Jul 3, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
Mermaid Pride! Mermaid Pride!
Gay Pride month swims at Coney Island.
Jun 30, 2023 / OppArt / Sabrina Jones
The Great Collapsing Culture Bubble The Great Collapsing Culture Bubble
From classic movies to documentaries, the foundations of film culture are under siege from cost-cutting executives.
Jun 29, 2023 / Ben Schwartz
Is Josh Hawley All Right? Is Josh Hawley All Right?
His new book Manhood advocates for a return to ancient values of family and masculinity. In reality, it reveals the Missouri senator’s weird fixations.
Jun 29, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Ginny Hogan
What Grows? What Grows?
Prelude to after the fire. (Mural, outside PS1 in Queens, NY)
Jun 28, 2023 / OppArt / Layqa Nuna Yawar, Tatyana Fazlaizadeh, and Nani Chacon
Living Communally Can Make Us Less Lonely Living Communally Can Make Us Less Lonely
We’ve been convinced that single-family houses on our own plots of land or isolated flats in towers signal success. Yet, for many of us, these habitats prove far from ideal.
Jun 28, 2023 / Kristen R. Ghodsee