Bon Iver’s Great Escape Bon Iver’s Great Escape
What began as a solo folk act has swelled into a collaborative and ecstatic mix of rock, pop, gospel, and more.
Aug 22, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore
Dear Democrats, the Mainstream Media Are Not Your Friends Dear Democrats, the Mainstream Media Are Not Your Friends
Misplaced trust in the media has repeatedly led to disastrous debates.
Aug 22, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
Dismantling Transphobia at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Dismantling Transphobia at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Three performances at the world’s biggest arts festival react to transphobic rhetoric in the UK.
Aug 22, 2019 / Elliot Ross
NFL Bosses Are Already Weaponizing Jay-Z NFL Bosses Are Already Weaponizing Jay-Z
A coach’s decision to play Jay-Z to humiliate outspoken wide receiver Kenny Stills speaks volumes about where the NFL is in 2019.
Aug 21, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Clairo’s Bedroom Pop Takes Over the World Clairo’s Bedroom Pop Takes Over the World
Distilling heartbreak into hits, her debut album shows the YouTube sensation is a true star.
Aug 21, 2019 / Ann-Derrick Gaillot
How to Solve a Suicide How to Solve a Suicide
Step one: I certainly didn’t do it.
Aug 20, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
How the US Exported Its Border Around the World How the US Exported Its Border Around the World
Todd Miller’s new book examines the massive industrial complex that sustains and influences the lines that divide the globe.
Aug 20, 2019 / Aaron Bady
Jay-Z Isn’t a Sellout, He’s a Capitalist Jay-Z Isn’t a Sellout, He’s a Capitalist
He’s a billionaire who wants to be an NFL team owner, and erasing Colin Kaepernick is the price of admission.
Aug 19, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Graydon Carter’s E-mail Newsletter for the Rich and Boring Graydon Carter’s E-mail Newsletter for the Rich and Boring
His latest media venture, Air Mail, is an exercise in misplaced nostalgia for the heyday of glossy magazines.
Aug 19, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Kyle Chayka
The Truth Behind the Assassination of the South African PM The Truth Behind the Assassination of the South African PM
When my relative stabbed PM Hendrik Verwoerd to death, he was described as a “madman”—but he was really trying to bring down apartheid.
Aug 16, 2019 / Nikos Konstandaras