Culture

What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS?

What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS? What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS?

We’ve seen a flood of retrospective projects about AIDS—from books to dance to architecture and art. But who is being remembered? And why?

Nov 30, 2017 / Alisa Solomon

Puzzle No. 3450

Puzzle No. 3450 Puzzle No. 3450

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. For over a decade, Oxford University Press has asked its staff and online community to help it choose a Place of the Year. Pa…

Nov 30, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

What Revolution?

What Revolution? What Revolution?

Enzo Traverso’s new book offers us a guide to the left that the 20th century left behind.

Nov 30, 2017 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman

The Peregrinations of Raja Shehadeh

The Peregrinations of Raja Shehadeh The Peregrinations of Raja Shehadeh

After the loss of his father and the failure of Oslo, the Palestinian activist turned to writing in order to continue crossing into those territories that became increasingly off l...

Nov 29, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Ursula Lindsey

Freedom of Thought

Freedom of Thought Freedom of Thought

Individual freedom may well be a particularly American illusion, but can it be used to support progressive politics?

Nov 28, 2017 / Brad Baranowski

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

Trump Voters Are Ecstatic Over the President’s Performance Trump Voters Are Ecstatic Over the President’s Performance

He’s totally owning the libs.

Nov 28, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Trump Jingping Beijing

The Future of the American Empire The Future of the American Empire

Historian Alfred McCoy discusses his new book, the deep state, and Donald Trump’s threats to the US’s position as a global power.

Nov 24, 2017 / Q&A / Nick Turse

Subverting the Western: A Conversation With Hernan Diaz

Subverting the Western: A Conversation With Hernan Diaz Subverting the Western: A Conversation With Hernan Diaz

The author of In the Distance discusses foreignness, his theory of genre, and what it means to do research for a novel.

Nov 20, 2017 / Q&A / Aaron Bady

Hari Kondabolu Lays Bare ‘The Problem With Apu’

Hari Kondabolu Lays Bare ‘The Problem With Apu’ Hari Kondabolu Lays Bare ‘The Problem With Apu’

The comedian’s new documentary takes on the ultimate comedic sacred cow: The Simpsons.

Nov 19, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Shamir’s Reinvention

Shamir’s Reinvention Shamir’s Reinvention

On Revelations, he trades the glitz and brashness of his early work for a more ruminative and uncertain sound.

Nov 17, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen

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