The Enigma of Gertrude Stein The Enigma of Gertrude Stein
Why do we misunderstand one of modernism’s great writers?
Mar 30, 2026 / Books & the Arts / David Schurman Wallace
Israel Is Also Committing Genocide In the West Bank Israel Is Also Committing Genocide In the West Bank
It’s not just Gaza—Israel wants to exterminate all Palestinians, everywhere. We are one people being destroyed as one people.
Mar 26, 2026 / Ahmad Ibsais
The Bad Vibes of “Wuthering Heights” The Bad Vibes of “Wuthering Heights”
Keeping its distance from the novel, Emerald Fennell’s film ends up offering us a mirror of our own times.
Mar 2, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Chihaya
How Brothel Workers in Nevada Just Made Labor History How Brothel Workers in Nevada Just Made Labor History
The courtesans at Sheri’s Ranch were staring down a horrifying new contract. So they did what workers everywhere do: They got organized.
Feb 26, 2026 / Kim Kelly
There Is No “After Gaza” There Is No “After Gaza”
Whether intentionally or with callous word choice, too many have begun relegating Palestine to the past tense.
Jan 31, 2026 / Sarah Aziza
Whom Is ICE Actually Recruiting? Whom Is ICE Actually Recruiting?
ICE has lowered standards to facilitate a massive hiring spree. Many of the new recruits are plainly unqualified. Are some also white supremacists or domestic terrorists?
Jan 27, 2026 / Kali Holloway
The Dislocations of Shuang Xuetao The Dislocations of Shuang Xuetao
The Chinese writer’s fiction details how the country transformed on an intimate level after the Cultural Revolution.
Dec 30, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Ting Lin
Trump’s Anti-DEI Crusade Is Going to Hit White Men, Too Trump’s Anti-DEI Crusade Is Going to Hit White Men, Too
Under the Trump administration’s anti-DEI directives, colleges would be forced to abandon gender balancing, disadvantaging men.
Dec 23, 2025 / Kali Holloway
What Do Elite Universities Owe Their Students? What Do Elite Universities Owe Their Students?
As the Ivies push graduates into careers in consulting, finance, and tech, organizers with the Class Action movement are questioning their schools’ corporate partnerships.
Dec 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia
Why Palestine Matters So Much to Queer People Why Palestine Matters So Much to Queer People
Palestinian identity can “upend the whole world order, if done right, if spun right, if we activate it enough. And I think queerness is a very similar kind of identity.”
Dec 5, 2025 / Jad Salfiti