A Queer Love Story That Does Away With the Male Gaze A Queer Love Story That Does Away With the Male Gaze
Set in 18th-century France, Céline Sciamma’s new film Portrait of a Lady on Fire finds a new way to chronicle a queer romance.
Dec 5, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Kristen Yoonsoo Kim
Why Racists (and Liberals!) Keep Writing for ‘Quillette’ Why Racists (and Liberals!) Keep Writing for ‘Quillette’
The online magazine of the “intellectual dark web” is repackaging discredited race science.
Dec 5, 2019 / Donna Minkowitz
‘I Hotel’ Is the Unheralded Document of a Decade of Asian American Activism ‘I Hotel’ Is the Unheralded Document of a Decade of Asian American Activism
Karen Tei Yamashita’s recently republished epic novel is a reminder of fiction’s ability to both transmit and embody transformational ideas.
Dec 4, 2019 / Lucas Iberico Lozada
MAGA-Vision Goggles! MAGA-Vision Goggles!
They’re the only protection against the persuasive power of reality.
Dec 3, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
The Flaunting Sweetness of ‘It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ The Flaunting Sweetness of ‘It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’
On Marielle Heller’s Mr. Rogers biopic, Todd Haynes’s tale of corporate malfeasance, and more.
Dec 3, 2019 / Stuart Klawans
Where Billionaires Stand on the Presidency Where Billionaires Stand on the Presidency
First Schultz thought he might, then Steyer jumped in. Now Bloomberg’s announced. (Though his chances are thin, He hopes with his dough he won’t need early states.) No word yet fro…
Dec 3, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
From ‘Diary’ From ‘Diary’
I hate this sweater but I’m too cold not to wear it as a metaphor for my career. My therapist says yes corporations take advantage of human beings’ ambitious nature. …
Dec 3, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Marisa Crawford
Is the ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel Anything but Fan Service? Is the ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel Anything but Fan Service?
Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments is caught between grappling with the politics of the moment and the politics of television success.
Dec 2, 2019 / Sarah Jones
FKA Twigs, High Priestess of Pop Music’s Avant-Garde FKA Twigs, High Priestess of Pop Music’s Avant-Garde
Mixing sacred imagery and snatches of memoir, the British artist’s new album is Magdalene a beautiful and eerie statement.
Dec 2, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez