Culture

Bong Joon-ho holding two Oscars.

The ‘Parasite’ Oscar Sweep Is a Triumph for South Korean Culture The ‘Parasite’ Oscar Sweep Is a Triumph for South Korean Culture

Bong Joon-ho’s film about the gap between rich and poor challenges English-language dominance in the industry.

Feb 10, 2020 / Tim Shorrock

The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left

The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left

A new book asks why the left fell out of love with Zionism, but what it reveals is why liberal Zionists fell out of love with the left.

Feb 10, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Leifer

The Center Is a Decaying Piece of Real Estate

The Center Is a Decaying Piece of Real Estate The Center Is a Decaying Piece of Real Estate

And Bernie Sanders is the only candidate not clinging to it.

Feb 10, 2020 / Column / Shuja Haider

Between the Old World and the New

Between the Old World and the New Between the Old World and the New

On Kantemir Balagov’s Beanpole and Patricio Guzmán’s The Cordillera of Dreams.

Feb 7, 2020 / Stuart Klawans

Puzzle No. 3524

Puzzle No. 3524 Puzzle No. 3524

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Mystery, primarily to a scoundrel: “Am I a nut?” (9)  6 Tailless dog seen east of Georgia range (5)  9 …

Feb 6, 2020 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The Stories We Don’t Need to Hear About Doctors and the Ones We Do

The Stories We Don’t Need to Hear About Doctors and the Ones We Do The Stories We Don’t Need to Hear About Doctors and the Ones We Do

A sequel to the influential but problematic hospital novel House of God shows we need new stories and perspectives about the medical field.

Feb 6, 2020 / Jennifer Bernstein

Arielle Angel

Newish and Jewish: An Interview With ‘Currents’ Editor Arielle Angel Newish and Jewish: An Interview With ‘Currents’ Editor Arielle Angel

How a revitalized magazine with its roots in American communism captured the Jewish left.

Feb 6, 2020 / Q&A / Sarah M. Seltzer

Expect the Unexpected: On the Music of Hildur Guðnadóttir

Expect the Unexpected: On the Music of Hildur Guðnadóttir Expect the Unexpected: On the Music of Hildur Guðnadóttir

Her scores for HBO’s Chernobyl and Todd Phillips’s Joker bring soundtracks into the realm of high art.

Feb 5, 2020 / David Hajdu

Mike Pompeo

Mike Pompeo Implies That a Reporter Who Pressed Him Can’t Locate Ukraine on the Map Mike Pompeo Implies That a Reporter Who Pressed Him Can’t Locate Ukraine on the Map

Mike’s insulting, of course, and quite childish at that. But this might not be labeled a loss If you think of the blunders abroad we’d avoid By imposing such tests on his boss.

Feb 4, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Disorder in the Court

Disorder in the Court Disorder in the Court

ignore this…

Feb 4, 2020 / Matt Bors

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