Pop Music Has Always Been Queer Pop Music Has Always Been Queer
Sasha Geffen’s debut book reveals that the history of pop music is a history of gender rebellion.
Apr 8, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina
Silicon Valley’s Workplace Problem Silicon Valley’s Workplace Problem
Tech start ups have long thrived on an exceptional view of themselves. But far from being the exception, their companies tend to embody much of what is wrong with our economy. ...
Apr 7, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Clio Chang
The Strange and Often Radical Pursuit of Immortality in Russia The Strange and Often Radical Pursuit of Immortality in Russia
A new book looks at the history of a century-long movement to create life after death.
Mar 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Sophie Pinkham
Trump Isn’t the First President to Attack the Press Trump Isn’t the First President to Attack the Press
Woodrow Wilson’s presidency threatened to censor critical media using the US Postal Service over a century ago.
Mar 19, 2020 / Adam Hochschild
E-Sports Are Rife With Exploitation E-Sports Are Rife With Exploitation
The corporate success of competitive gaming obscures the industry’s dark side: a massive underclass of underpaid freelancers.
Feb 26, 2020 / Alexander Lee
The Iowa Caucus Fiasco Is What Happens When Management Ignores Workers The Iowa Caucus Fiasco Is What Happens When Management Ignores Workers
The managerial class has deluded itself into thinking it can run corporations—even an entire economy—with brainstorming sessions.
Feb 19, 2020 / Justin Joque
Pete Rose Thinks He Has a Chance at the Hall of Fame Pete Rose Thinks He Has a Chance at the Hall of Fame
Pete Rose should think again.
Feb 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin
A Witness to the Rise of Big Data A Witness to the Rise of Big Data
Anna Wiener’s Uncanny Valley offers an insider’s look into how Silicon Valley start-ups changed not just our economy but also our culture and politics.
Jan 27, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano
The Robots Are Coming for Our Jobs The Robots Are Coming for Our Jobs
If bosses continue to exploit technology to dehumanize and displace workers, the future of work looks bleak.
Nov 27, 2019 / Michelle Chen
Ted Chiang’s Sci-Fi Goes Beyond the Promise of Technology Ted Chiang’s Sci-Fi Goes Beyond the Promise of Technology
In his short story collection Exhalation, he builds social worlds where every character and object is deeply intertwined in history and in future possibility.
Nov 19, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse