Francis Ford Coppola’s Contentious Utopia Francis Ford Coppola’s Contentious Utopia
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Kate Wagner on the polarizing politics of Megalopolis.
A Swedish Poet Comes Face to Face With the Epic A Swedish Poet Comes Face to Face With the Epic
Sámi writer Linnea Axelsson’s AEdnan uses the ancient form to critique Sweden’s historical mistreatment of its indigenous people.
Oct 10, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Ariel Porte
The Polls and Us—Plus, How a Dem Wins in a Red District The Polls and Us—Plus, How a Dem Wins in a Red District
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Rick Perlstein on polls and Marc Cooper on Representative Gleusenkamp Perez's campaign in Washington.
Oct 9, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Alba de Céspedes’s Marriage Plot Polemic Alba de Céspedes’s Marriage Plot Polemic
In the Cuban-Italian novelist’s Her Side of the Story, she confronts the falsity of romantic love.
Oct 9, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Vorona Cote
Marx’s “Capital” Retranslated Marx’s “Capital” Retranslated
On this episode of American Prestige, Paul North and Paul Reitter on their new translation of Capital.
Oct 8, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
The Silencing of Sylvia Plath The Silencing of Sylvia Plath
In Emily Van Duyne’s Loving Sylvia Plath she asks if we can fully understand the poet’s work without understanding her abusive marriage to Ted Hughes.
Oct 8, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Lynne Feeley
The Empty Promise of “Megalopolis” The Empty Promise of “Megalopolis”
Francis Ford Coppola’s long-awaited magnum opus is a flop.
Oct 7, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse
Ballet Dancers’ Next Move: Union Organizing Ballet Dancers’ Next Move: Union Organizing
Contract negotiations have brought higher pensions, mandated rest times, and increased wages for a job that requires intense schedules and years of training.
Oct 4, 2024 / StudentNation / Lucy Tobier
Civil Rights Leader Antonia Pantoja Civil Rights Leader Antonia Pantoja
Pantoja (1922–2002), a grassroots organizer and activist for educational equity in New York City, was the first Puerto Rican woman to receive the American Presidential Medal ...
Oct 3, 2024 / OppArt / Maria Dominguez