The Long Roots of Endless War The Long Roots of Endless War
A new history shows how the glut of US military bases abroad has led to a constant state of military conflict.
Nov 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr
How Monopolies Have Taken Over Our Everyday Lives How Monopolies Have Taken Over Our Everyday Lives
Once you put on your “monopoly decoder ring,” David Dayen writes in his new book, you start to see how monopolies influence almost every part of American society.
Nov 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Bryce Covert
Bryan Washington on Fiction ‘Outside the Bounds of Trauma’ Bryan Washington on Fiction ‘Outside the Bounds of Trauma’
A conversation about writing emphatically about marginalized communities, Houston’s diversity of cuisines and peoples, Japanese literature, and more.
Nov 25, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho
Diane Cook’s Morality Tales for Our Climate Future Diane Cook’s Morality Tales for Our Climate Future
Her debut novel, The New Wilderness, examines the dynamics between parent and child in a world beset by the bleakest of environmental scenarios.
Nov 24, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Zack Graham
Annie Ernaux’s Memoirs Ask a Radical Question Annie Ernaux’s Memoirs Ask a Radical Question
How can one life be used to remember the collective pain of a generation’s political and cultural upheaval?
Nov 19, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Audrey Wollen
The Horrors of Charlie Kaufman The Horrors of Charlie Kaufman
His latest existential love story, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, reveals the limits of his work.
Nov 18, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
everybody dies everybody dies
Almost every man I know talks too goddamn much. All my favorite poets are women & gods. What I really miss is the pavement at midnight, my elongated shadow. There are mornings…
Nov 17, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Justin Rovillos Monson
In the Event of My Death In the Event of My Death
What used to be a rope descending my vertebrae to the basement of my spine grows thin. In solidarity with my chemotherapy, our cat leaves her whiskers on the hardwood floor, and I…
Nov 17, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Katie Farris
The Radical Origins of Self-Help Literature The Radical Origins of Self-Help Literature
How did the genre of self-help go from one focused on collective empowerment to one serving the class hierarchy as it stands?
Nov 17, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson
The Long and Terrifying History of the Blood Libel The Long and Terrifying History of the Blood Libel
A new history by Magda Teter tracks the spread of the pernicious myth and the role new technologies and communication tools played in its dissemination.
Nov 16, 2020 / Books & the Arts / David Nirenberg