Ann Quin’s Surrealist Novel ‘Berg’ Annihilates All Expectation Ann Quin’s Surrealist Novel ‘Berg’ Annihilates All Expectation
The newly reissued 1964 book is a hallucinatory mix of crime fiction, vaudeville, and modernist experimentation.
Jun 26, 2019 / Shane Anderson
It’s 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil Rights Protections? It’s 2019: Why Do LGBTQ Americans Still Lack Basic Civil Rights Protections?
As we celebrate Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, it’s time to pass the Equality Act and make anti-LGBTQ discrimination illegal.
Jun 26, 2019 / Senator Tammy Baldwin
Why I’m Climate Striking Against Fox News on Friday Why I’m Climate Striking Against Fox News on Friday
The news media is society’s alarm clock: It needs to wake us up.
Jun 26, 2019 / Alexandria Villaseñor
‘The Farm’ Looks at a Future Where Pregnancy Is Outsourced to the Poor ‘The Farm’ Looks at a Future Where Pregnancy Is Outsourced to the Poor
In Joanne Ramos’s debut novel about a venture-capitalist funded surrogacy clinic, class war begins in the womb.
Jun 19, 2019 / Noah Flora
Amid US-Cuba Tensions, Cimafunk Bridges a Cultural Divide Amid US-Cuba Tensions, Cimafunk Bridges a Cultural Divide
The breakout Cuban star combines his roots with American funk rhythms.
Jun 18, 2019 / Michel Hernandez and Isabel Albee
Ingeborg Bachmann’s Experimental Gem ‘Malina’ Is a Novel Like None Other Ingeborg Bachmann’s Experimental Gem ‘Malina’ Is a Novel Like None Other
The Austrian writer’s 1971 book is one of the most potent renderings of female consciousness European literature has produced.
Jun 18, 2019 / Dustin Illingworth
Letters From the July 1-8, 2019, Issue Letters From the July 1-8, 2019, Issue
Devil in the details… Furry logic… Debunking junk science…
Jun 18, 2019 / Our Readers
L’État, C’est Moi L’État, C’est Moi
Trump intends to speak at the traditionally nonpartisan Fourth of July celebration on the Mall.—news reports Though past presidents never inserted themselves In this fete, Donald T…
Jun 18, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Week 12: Lime Week 12: Lime
the face looks unquestionably human, the update tells you, eyes have moved from sides to front of the head, ears right where they should be and you wander your fingers along their…
Jun 18, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Julia Kochinsky Dasbach