The Sentence The Sentence
In the gospel according to children Love is a sentence containing a logic no syntax can trace— Mom throwing parties just to ruin them, Dad blaming everyone but himself. You remembe…
Mar 16, 2021 / Poems / Rob Schlegel
Biden’s 100 Days So Far Biden’s 100 Days So Far
Reviewing the year, month by month.
Mar 15, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt
How Black Women Musicians Defined What We Call Culture How Black Women Musicians Defined What We Call Culture
A conversation with Daphne Brooks about her new book Liner Notes for the Revolution, a “counterhistory of popular music criticism.”
Mar 15, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Nawal Arjini
In the Vicinity of Genius In the Vicinity of Genius
How a friendship with Glenn Gould created an unlikely cultural critic.
Mar 12, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Byproducts of the Pandemic Byproducts of the Pandemic
An ocean of garbage.
Mar 12, 2021 / OppArt / Janis Selby Jones
How Many Movies About Billie Holiday Does it Take… How Many Movies About Billie Holiday Does it Take…
to capture her immense contribution to music? Apparently more than three.
Mar 11, 2021 / Ethan Iverson
Vivian Gornick in Reverse Vivian Gornick in Reverse
A conversation with the writer about her life and work.
Mar 11, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Hannah Gold
Mike Davis: ‘Beware the Light at the End of the Covid Tunnel’ Mike Davis: ‘Beware the Light at the End of the Covid Tunnel’
Plus Amy Wilentz on Michelle Obama’s Becoming.
Mar 11, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Book of Dolls 46; Book of Dolls 48 Book of Dolls 46; Book of Dolls 48
46 The gods who made me small wer…
Mar 11, 2021 / Poems / Bruce Bond