Tehching Hsieh—an “Artist Without Art” Tehching Hsieh—an “Artist Without Art”
In his performances, he questioned whether or not an artwork needed to supply a specific meaning in order to generate a feeling.
Mar 11, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer
How Jane Fonda Is Rethinking the Hollywood Resistance How Jane Fonda Is Rethinking the Hollywood Resistance
The actress’s revived Committee for the First Amendment is taking aim at industry mergers as well as threats to the freedom of expression.
Mar 11, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
The Global Politics of Kwame Nkrumah The Global Politics of Kwame Nkrumah
Through Nkrumah’s story, Howard French charts the history of African decolonization and the American civil rights movement.
Mar 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Adom Getachew
George Packer’s Liberal Imagination George Packer’s Liberal Imagination
What happens when liberalism’s crisis is made into a fable?
Mar 9, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Bessner
The Greatest Love Is Grieving The Greatest Love Is Grieving
I spent years as a labor organizer. Marguerite Duras’s war novel taught me that the strongest fighters are always the women hurting the most.
Mar 7, 2026 / Haley Mlotek
The Neoliberalism of Robert A.M. Stern The Neoliberalism of Robert A.M. Stern
The passing of postmodern architecture’s last living holdout marks the end of an era—and reminds us that we’re in a new, worse one.
Mar 6, 2026 / Kate Wagner