The History of Publishing Is a History of Racial Inequality The History of Publishing Is a History of Racial Inequality
A conversation with Richard Jean So about combining data and literary analysis to understand how the publishing industry came to be dominated by white writers.
May 27, 2021 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho
Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter
What Ahmaud Arbery could have been.
May 26, 2021 / OppArt / Keith Henry Brown
Rough Trade, Big City: The Legacy of ‘Midnight Cowboy’ Rough Trade, Big City: The Legacy of ‘Midnight Cowboy’
Glenn Frankel’s new book explores the making of a film that has become almost synonymous with New York City.
May 26, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Adam Nayman
New York Needs Trae Young New York Needs Trae Young
After the year from hell, New York City awakens to jeer their very own basketball villain.
May 26, 2021 / Dave Zirin
What To Do When Your Party Started An Insurrection What To Do When Your Party Started An Insurrection
Avoid accountability with only a few simple steps.
May 25, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Recent History Recent History
Reviewing the year, in stitches.
May 25, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt
Is It Time to Abolish Museums? Is It Time to Abolish Museums?
From problematic funders to union-busting, museums around the world have been beset by controversy. Can reform actually change these institutions?
May 25, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Dana Kopel
Thoughts and Prayers Again and Again Thoughts and Prayers Again and Again
Hypocrisy and inaction on guns.
May 24, 2021 / OppArt / Gary Taxali
Searching for a Palestinian ‘After’ Searching for a Palestinian ‘After’
“The past is a future we return to” —Fargo Tbakhi After the Nakba, there was the Nakba of Before: Nakba of earth less-split, Nakba of root-less hollow, Nakba of take and take -back…
May 24, 2021 / Poems / George Abraham
The Roving Mind of Rachel Kushner The Roving Mind of Rachel Kushner
Her new collection of nonfiction—exploring life, death, motorcycles, land art, experimental film and much more—is exhilarating.
May 24, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard