Culture

How Kendrick Lamar Became the Voice of a Generation

How Kendrick Lamar Became the Voice of a Generation How Kendrick Lamar Became the Voice of a Generation

A conversation with Marcus J. Moore about his cultural biography of Lamar and the L.A. rapper’s impact on Black America.

Sep 30, 2020 / Q&A / Ann-Derrick Gaillot

Re-Education Camp

Re-Education Camp Re-Education Camp

Trump proposes white-washing American history.

Sep 29, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Should the United States Stay United?

Should the United States Stay United? Should the United States Stay United?

A conversation with Richard Kreitner about rethinking the history and the meaning of secession.

Sep 29, 2020 / Q&A / Jessica Suriano

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How to Brazenly, Publicly, Out-in-the-Openly Steal an Election How to Brazenly, Publicly, Out-in-the-Openly Steal an Election

Trump smash democratic norms!

Sep 29, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Pier Paolo Pasolini in front of a biblical scene during the filming of La Ricotta, 1962.

Behind the Myth of Pier Paolo Pasolini Behind the Myth of Pier Paolo Pasolini

On the artistic afterlife of the Italian filmmaker, poet, novelist, and polemicist.

Sep 28, 2020 / Barry Schwabsky

Hiroshima

How a News Report on Hiroshima Helped Prevent Nuclear War How a News Report on Hiroshima Helped Prevent Nuclear War

In 1946, a New Yorker report following six survivors of the Hiroshima atomic blast forced an entire country to look in the mirror.

Sep 28, 2020 / Nick Turse

He Taught Gorbachev

He Taught Gorbachev He Taught Gorbachev

Stephen Cohen was an active participant in the democratic changes in Russia, and he will always be remembered as such.

Sep 25, 2020 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Face Off

Face Off Face Off

The culture war between science and denial.

Sep 24, 2020 / OppArt / Kim DeMarco

Claudia Rankine Wants Us to Talk

Claudia Rankine Wants Us to Talk Claudia Rankine Wants Us to Talk

A conversation with the writer about her new book, Just Us, which is a close reading of the language and affects that go into our understanding of race.

Sep 24, 2020 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

The Perils of Creativity and Capitalism in ‘Tesla’

The Perils of Creativity and Capitalism in ‘Tesla’ The Perils of Creativity and Capitalism in ‘Tesla’

Michael Almereyda’s biopic of the eccentric inventor is a portrait of the tensions that arise when art and commerce intersect.

Sep 23, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi

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