The Untold History of Freedom The Untold History of Freedom
A new book charts the tension between individual and collective notions of liberty.
Mar 22, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Tyler Stovall
Judas and the Black Messiah’s Stark Binaries Judas and the Black Messiah’s Stark Binaries
A new biopic of Fred Hampton poses a question: Will a film ever capture the radical spirit of the Black Panthers?
Mar 18, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse
The Altered States of John Wieners The Altered States of John Wieners
In his letters we can glimpse a radiant, jazz-struck testament to the vocation of poetry.
Mar 16, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Lybarger
How Black Women Musicians Defined What We Call Culture How Black Women Musicians Defined What We Call Culture
A conversation with Daphne Brooks about her new book Liner Notes for the Revolution, a “counterhistory of popular music criticism.”
Mar 15, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Nawal Arjini
Vivian Gornick in Reverse Vivian Gornick in Reverse
A conversation with the writer about her life and work.
Mar 11, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Hannah Gold
The Future of Postcolonial Thought The Future of Postcolonial Thought
A pair of books—one by Walter Mignolo and Catherine Walsh, another by Achille Mbembe—consider the unfulfilled promise of decolonization.
Mar 9, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Arjun Appadurai
Why Do Humans Move? Why Do Humans Move?
A new history examines how migration has been the rule of history, not the exception.
Mar 8, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr
Elegy Elegy
Sundays, my brother returns as a trapezoid of light inching across the fading rug, showing me again that windows need cleaning. He returns each time a breeze brings the unpleasantn…
Mar 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Tuttle
The Notes The Notes
I stay in bed and listen for any music. Today is cheerful, it has overshot itself and is tomorrow. I’m left behind, waiting for the birds to return. They’ve moved on. I now know th…
Mar 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Victoria Chang
How Pelé Sold Out How Pelé Sold Out
A new Netflix documentary revisits the soccer star’s illustrious World Cup career during a pivotal period in Brazilian history.
Mar 4, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Miguel Salazar