Black Refuge and the Novel of Ideas: A Conversation With Maya Binyam Black Refuge and the Novel of Ideas: A Conversation With Maya Binyam
“Fiction is so incredibly rife with ethical questions.”
Aug 3, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho
Trump’s Trials, Plus Barbie and Oppie Trump’s Trials, Plus Barbie and Oppie
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Joan Walsh talks about prosecuting the ex-president, and John Powers discuses this summer’s two biggest movies.
Aug 3, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
The Feminist Moment We Didn’t Know We Needed The Feminist Moment We Didn’t Know We Needed
Women are finding camaraderie in the unlikeliest of places at a time when the forces of sexism, homophobia, and transphobia are strong and emboldened.
Aug 3, 2023 / Moira Donegan
Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Eye Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Eye
For the Italian filmmaker, the act of seeing was its own kind of art.
Aug 2, 2023 / Books & the Arts / T.J. Clark
Manuela Martelli’s Tense Political Thriller “Chile ’76” Manuela Martelli’s Tense Political Thriller “Chile ’76”
In her new film, the actor turned director examines the brutality of the Pinochet regime and the oppressive gender politics of the society he ruled.
Aug 1, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jacob Sugarman
Sinéad O’Connor (1966–2023): Premature Anti-Fascist Sinéad O’Connor (1966–2023): Premature Anti-Fascist
For years, O’Connor had been raising an alarm about pedophile priests exploiting children with impunity while an enabling Vatican hierarchy looked the other way.
Aug 1, 2023 / Obituary / Margaret Spillane
Jason Aldean’s Town Without Pity Jason Aldean’s Town Without Pity
The country star’s new single and video cash in on long-running racial resentments.
Aug 1, 2023 / Ben Schwartz
The Future of Design Is Designing for Disability The Future of Design Is Designing for Disability
Accessibility should not be a grudging afterthought. With planning, it can lead to elegant, beautiful, and engaging art.
Aug 1, 2023 / s.e. smith
Cornel West: The Christian Socialist Running for President Cornel West: The Christian Socialist Running for President
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the candidate talks church, state, prophecy—and politics.
Jul 31, 2023 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson