Richard Holbrooke and the Lost Idealism of a Generation Richard Holbrooke and the Lost Idealism of a Generation
Holbrooke’s public and personal life captures the contradictions of a cohort of liberals that came of age in the 1960s.
Aug 13, 2019 / Books & the Arts / David Klion
An Essential Primer on Punk’s Feminist History An Essential Primer on Punk’s Feminist History
Vivian Goldman’s latest book looks at the gutsy and rebellious female-fronted punk bands that changed the course of the genre.
Aug 12, 2019 / David Hajdu and Karen Oberlin
Toni Morrison Bookshelf Toni Morrison Bookshelf
Drawing a legend. In 2014 The Nation asked me to draw a piece to present to Toni Morrison at a tribute to her at the annual dinner. Ms. Morrison, I was led to understand, did no...
Aug 10, 2019 / OppArt / Steve Brodner
David Berman’s Parting Gift David Berman’s Parting Gift
One of rock’s great lyricists died earlier this week. His last album, Purple Mountains, is a fitting bookend to his rich and wrenching career.
Aug 9, 2019 / Nathan Goldman
Brianna Wu Is Used to Fighting Bullies Brianna Wu Is Used to Fighting Bullies
The Gamergate veteran tells The Nation why she’s challenging a Democratic incumbent in the Massachusetts congressional primary.
Aug 9, 2019 / Q&A / John Nichols
Toni Morrison’s Cosmos Toni Morrison’s Cosmos
Like a new planet, she shifted the flow of gravity in American culture.
Aug 8, 2019 / Jesse McCarthy
Puzzle No. 3506 Puzzle No. 3506
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Nobel-winning author is yellowish, and sadly blue on the inside (4,6) 6 50 percent failure dogs onboard computer (…
Aug 8, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Jia Tolentino On Wringing Joy Out of Our Nightmare World Jia Tolentino On Wringing Joy Out of Our Nightmare World
The New Yorker staff writer talks to us about all the cultural obsessions and crises she chronicles in her debut nonfiction collection Trick Mirror.
Aug 8, 2019 / Quinn Moreland
Toni Morrison and ‘the Human Project’ Toni Morrison and ‘the Human Project’
Through her novels and essays, Morrison helped inspire a generation of writers to reckon with American history.
Aug 7, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II
Chance the Rapper’s Tedious Benediction Chance the Rapper’s Tedious Benediction
On The Big Day, Chance gets swallowed up by the pomp, circumstance, and symbolism of his long-awaited debut album.
Aug 7, 2019 / Stephen Kearse