Arts and Entertainment

IDF intelligence illustrating warfare tactics in Naza.

“NAZA” and Israel’s History of Automated Warfare “NAZA” and Israel’s History of Automated Warfare

As violent technologies like spyware, predictive targeting algorithms, and 2,000-pound warheads become ordinary instruments of military rule, once-abhorred practices become routin...

Oct 23, 2026 / Sophia Goodfriend

Who Was Emily Brontë?

Who Was Emily Brontë? Who Was Emily Brontë?

A new biography tries to reconstruct her everyday life.

Oct 21, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Chihaya

Still from NAZA.

The Clarion Call of “NAZA” The Clarion Call of “NAZA”

Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s new film not only documents the horrors of the present but gives us a glimpse of a possible future too.

Oct 20, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ahmed Moor

Charli XCX performing in San Francisco.

The Genius of Charli XCX The Genius of Charli XCX

On her new album, Music, Fashion, Film, the musician embraces rock.

Oct 19, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen

Trump at the White House Ballroom construction site in May 2026.

The Architectural Follies of Trump’s Washington, DC The Architectural Follies of Trump’s Washington, DC

The president plans to remake the capital in his own image, but is all he is doing destroying what’s already there?

Oct 14, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Karrie Jacobs

Macklemore was unceremoniously ousted from Ed Sheeran’s tour for supporting Palestinians.

The First Amendment Applies to Concert Stages Too The First Amendment Applies to Concert Stages Too

Protests like that of Macklemore on Palestine should never be silenced by billionaire owners.

Oct 13, 2026 / John Nichols

An image protesting the Skydance-Warner Bros. merger projected on Jazz at Lincoln Center during the News and Documentary Emmy Awards last May.

How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business

The Ellison family’s $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery means more top-down control, and less room for dissent.

Oct 8, 2026 / Ben Schwartz

The Karl-Marx-Hof public housing project in Vienna, Austria.

Red Vienna Is Still Alive Red Vienna Is Still Alive

The Austrian capital chose not to privatize the commons, and it shows.

Oct 7, 2026 / Kate Wagner

A crowd gathered around a 12-foot cardboard version of Claes Oldenburg’s lipstick sculpture to protest their university and government.

Yale’s Protest Tradition Is Back Yale’s Protest Tradition Is Back

For the first time in more than 50 years, Yale students gathered around an iconic sculpture to protest their university and their government.

Oct 7, 2026 / StudentNation / Zachary Clifton

Draw Peace, Defy Censorship

Draw Peace, Defy Censorship Draw Peace, Defy Censorship

Censorship targets those who dare to challenge power. Yet cartoonists keep drawing. Every line is an act of courage and freedom and a step toward peace.

Oct 2, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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