Books & the Arts

Have Americans Become More Conspiratorial?

Have Americans Become More Conspiratorial? Have Americans Become More Conspiratorial?

In their new book, Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum argue that a new form of conspiracy thinking is consuming our culture in dangerous and alarming ways. But is it?

Sep 16, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Sophia Rosenfeld

Everyone Is Acting as if We’re Not Temporary, and I Am Falling Apart in the Privacy of My Own Home

Everyone Is Acting as if We’re Not Temporary, and I Am Falling Apart in the Privacy of My Own Home Everyone Is Acting as if We’re Not Temporary, and I Am Falling Apart in the Privacy of My Own Home

When he said, Sometimes we learn the most from losing, I think how often I’ve been bamboozled by life, how I’ve dropped a quarter in a slot machine and instead of cherries got coff…

Sep 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Kelli Russell Agodon

Ileana Cabra’s Music for a Revolution

Ileana Cabra’s Music for a Revolution Ileana Cabra’s Music for a Revolution

Her new album channels the spirit of Puerto Rico’s activists.

Sep 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez

What Inspired ‘Lolita’?

What Inspired ‘Lolita’? What Inspired ‘Lolita’?

Sarah Weinman’s new book traces the true crime that influenced Nabokov and the writing of his novel.

Sep 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson

Wendell Berry’s Lifelong Dissent 

Wendell Berry’s Lifelong Dissent  Wendell Berry’s Lifelong Dissent 

At the core of both his writing and activism is the insight that we can’t imagine a harmonious future without confronting the destruction in our past.

Sep 9, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy

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Carolyn Forché’s Powerful Reckoning Carolyn Forché’s Powerful Reckoning

In her memoir, the poet confronts America’s role in El Salvador’s brutal civil war.

Aug 27, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Suzy Hansen

The Magic of Megan Thee Stallion and Jai Paul

The Magic of Megan Thee Stallion and Jai Paul The Magic of Megan Thee Stallion and Jai Paul

Two distinct artists defined the sound of this summer. 

Aug 27, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen

The Many Lives of Romare Bearden

The Many Lives of Romare Bearden The Many Lives of Romare Bearden

An abstract expressionist and master of collage, an intellectual and outspoken activist, Bearden evolved as much as his times did.

Aug 26, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Nell Painter

What Political Scientists Get Wrong About 2016

What Political Scientists Get Wrong About 2016 What Political Scientists Get Wrong About 2016

While their evidence about the racism of many American voters is indisputable, their attempt to discount the role economics plays in this racism and in voting behavior in general i...

Aug 26, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Ryan Cooper

Bon Iver’s Great Escape

Bon Iver’s Great Escape Bon Iver’s Great Escape

What began as a solo folk act has swelled into a collaborative and ecstatic mix of rock, pop, gospel, and more. 

Aug 22, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore

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