The Costs and Contradictions of Ballet The Costs and Contradictions of Ballet
Alice Robb’s Don’t Think, Dear and Ellen O’Connell Whittet’s What You Become in Flight explore both the liberating sense of art and the domineering logic of ballet.
Mar 4, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Glory Liu
The American Repossession of the Philippines The American Repossession of the Philippines
As the US dramatically expands its military presence, colonialist history is repeating itself.
Mar 4, 2023 / Feature / Walden Bello
Nan Goldin’s Life Between Art and Activism Nan Goldin’s Life Between Art and Activism
The impact of her pioneering photography and her advocacy on behalf of those harmed by Purdue Pharma is chronicled in Laura Poitras’s All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.
Mar 4, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Dora Maria Téllez Is Free at Last—and Able to Speak Freely! Dora Maria Téllez Is Free at Last—and Able to Speak Freely!
The legendary figure from Nicaragua's Sandinista revolution in an exclusive interview following her release from prison and arrival as an exile in the US.
Mar 2, 2023 / Linda Mannheim and Mike Lanchin
Gwendoline Riley’s Biting Realism Gwendoline Riley’s Biting Realism
By turns bracing and comical, her novels find in everyday domestic dramas the art of life.
Mar 2, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Robert Rubsam
A Comic That Captures the Antic Energy of a Post-Truth World A Comic That Captures the Antic Energy of a Post-Truth World
A conversation with the makers of The Department of Truth, a comic series that examines the intersection of American conspiracy and Western propaganda.
Mar 1, 2023 / Books & the Arts / ML Kejera
Death, Destruction, and Lars Von Trier Death, Destruction, and Lars Von Trier
In his return to television, a sequel to his 1990s series The Kingdom, the Danish director's trollish hospital drama aims to shock.
Feb 28, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Beatrice Loayza
Why the Media Just Can’t Stop Whitewashing the Koch Family Why the Media Just Can’t Stop Whitewashing the Koch Family
The political uses of the “poor little rich girl” narrative.
Feb 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer
“Argentina, 1985” Is a Political Tale for Our Time “Argentina, 1985” Is a Political Tale for Our Time
Argentina’s nominee for Best Foreign Film offers an urgent warning to democracies in Latin America and across the West.
Feb 27, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jacob Sugarman
Academy Fight Song: The Politics Behind Andrea Riseborough’s Surprise Oscar Nod Academy Fight Song: The Politics Behind Andrea Riseborough’s Surprise Oscar Nod
Was a viral nomination push another exercise in white privilege?
Feb 24, 2023 / Ben Schwartz