The Magic of Reading Bernard Malamud The Magic of Reading Bernard Malamud
His work, unlike that of Bellow or Roth, focused on the lives of often impoverished Jews in Brooklyn and the Bronx and bestowed on them a literary magic.
Feb 20, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick
The Unanswered Questions of “True Detective” The Unanswered Questions of “True Detective”
Like a Raymond Chandler detective story, Night Country ultimately wants to turn its audience’s attention away from the mysteries of the dead toward those of the living.
Feb 19, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte
What Happened to the Democratic Majority? What Happened to the Democratic Majority?
Today the march of class dealignment feels like an inexorable fact of American political life. But is it?
Feb 19, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Karp
From McCarthyism to “Citizens United” From McCarthyism to “Citizens United”
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Douglas Bell discusses Chandler Davis and the contest over free speech.
Jon Stewart Is Not the Enemy Jon Stewart Is Not the Enemy
You don’t defeat Trump by rejecting comedy.
Feb 16, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Urban Surveillance Is More Menacing Than Ever Urban Surveillance Is More Menacing Than Ever
Cameras aren’t just monitoring us in public—now they’re actually yelling at us.
Feb 16, 2024 / Column / Kate Wagner
The Bad Politics of Good Taste The Bad Politics of Good Taste
Nathalie Olah’s exploration of the ethics of tastefulness dissects the class-bounded nature of most social and cultural mores.
Feb 15, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Lauren Kelly
Community, Action Community, Action
Youth mural, Vientiane, Laos.
Feb 14, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
The Movement for Palestine Takes Over MoMA The Movement for Palestine Takes Over MoMA
Hundreds of protesters occupied the storied museum in a reminder that the art world cannot evade its political and moral responsibilities.
Feb 14, 2024 / Ella Fanger and Emmet Fraizer