Making Room for the Real Making Room for the Real
A dispatch from this year’s mostly virtual New York Film Festival.
Oct 30, 2020 / Stuart Klawans
Catasterism Catasterism
Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising through the mellow shade, Glitter like a swarm of fire-flies tangled in a silver braid.–—Lord Tennyson Winter is my nightlong field. Cruel, y…
Oct 30, 2020 / Poems / Threa Almontaser
Don’t Hide the Art of Philip Guston Don’t Hide the Art of Philip Guston
We should be able to distinguish racist imagery from imagery depicting racists.
Oct 30, 2020 / Barry Schwabsky
Some Advice for White People on Halloween Some Advice for White People on Halloween
Do not wear blackface—ever.
Oct 29, 2020 / Elie Mystal
What We Call Freedom Has Never Been About Being Free What We Call Freedom Has Never Been About Being Free
Annelien de Dijn’s new book looks at how the modern conception of freedom emerged as an antidemocratic reaction by elites who wanted to curtail state power.
Oct 29, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
The Supreme Court Has Never Been on the Side of Working People The Supreme Court Has Never Been on the Side of Working People
If Democrats could acknowledge it’s a political institution, they’d have a chance to harness its power.
Oct 29, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation
Wake Up and Smell the Cheetos Wake Up and Smell the Cheetos
Public intervention. Phone booth, Rivington and Allen Streets, NYC 2020.
Oct 27, 2020 / OppArt / Maia Lorian
A Soundscape of Pure Empathy A Soundscape of Pure Empathy
Kelly Lee Owens’s quietly complex electronic music is defined by its spirit of care.
Oct 27, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez
Welcome to the Trump Tower of Terror Welcome to the Trump Tower of Terror
Be very afraid.
Oct 27, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow