The Death and Rebirth of New York City The Death and Rebirth of New York City
A new documentary about the 1975 fiscal crisis, Drop Dead City, is entertaining to watch but dangerously misleading as history—or politics.
Jun 24, 2025 / Doug Henwood
J. Hoberman’s Lost New York J. Hoberman’s Lost New York
In Everything Is Now, the veteran film critic looks back at the downtown art scene of the 1960s.
Jun 24, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Marzoni
Alison Bechdel’s Next Step Alison Bechdel’s Next Step
In Spent, the graphic novelist confronts aging, politics, sex, and what it means to succeed under capitalism.
Jun 23, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer
Those Sometimes-Trump Neocons Are Returning to the Fold Over Iran Those Sometimes-Trump Neocons Are Returning to the Fold Over Iran
As the president backs Israel’s long-awaited war with Iran, his neoconservative critics find themselves in an awkward position.
Jun 20, 2025 / Column / David Klion
Street Art in Newburgh, New York Street Art in Newburgh, New York
The widening gulf.
Jun 20, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution
The people have the power.
Jun 19, 2025 / OppArt / India Tresselt
The Heritage of Dylann Roof The Heritage of Dylann Roof
Ten years after the Charleston massacre, reverence for the Confederacy that Roof idolized is going strong.
Jun 17, 2025 / Elizabeth Robeson
Compassion Flotilla Compassion Flotilla
On June 8, the Madleen aid ship was intercepted, as it approached the shores of Gaza to distribute humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave’s starving population. The twelve p...
Jun 17, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Brian Wilson (1942–2025) Outlived the Times He Helped Define Brian Wilson (1942–2025) Outlived the Times He Helped Define
When the Beach Boys front man died, the obituaries described him as a genius. Which means what, exactly?
Jun 17, 2025 / Sid Holt