How Was Sociology Invented? How Was Sociology Invented?
A conversation with Kwame Anthony Appiah about the religious origins of social theory and his recent book Captive Gods.
Jan 29, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
How Immigration Transformed Europe’s Most Conservative Capital How Immigration Transformed Europe’s Most Conservative Capital
Madrid has changed greatly since 1975, at once opening itself to immigrants from Latin America while also doubling down on conservative politics.
Jan 28, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
A Living Archive of Peter Hujar A Living Archive of Peter Hujar
The director Ira Sachs’s transforms an intimate interview with the photographer into a film about friendship, routine, and why we make art at all.
Jan 27, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Phoebe Chen
George Whitmore’s Unsparing Queer Fiction George Whitmore’s Unsparing Queer Fiction
Long out of print, his novel Nebraska is an enigmatic record of queer survival in midcentury America.
Jan 26, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Lybarger
Is It Possible for Speech to Ever Be Too Free? Is It Possible for Speech to Ever Be Too Free?
A new history explores the political limits as well as possibilities of freedom of speech.
Jan 20, 2026 / Books & the Arts / David Cole
How Taiwan Became the Chipmaker for the World How Taiwan Became the Chipmaker for the World
A new book tells the story of the island-nation’s transformation into a central hub for technological development and manufacturing.
Jan 19, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Yangyang Cheng
“The Paper” and the Return of the Cubicle Comedy “The Paper” and the Return of the Cubicle Comedy
The new show from the creators of The Office reminds us that their comedic style does now work in every “workplace in the world.”
Jan 15, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte
The Endless Scoops of Seymour Hersh The Endless Scoops of Seymour Hersh
Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’s Cover-Up explores the life and times of one of America’s greatest investigative reporters.
Jan 14, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Adam Hochschild
How Has the Idea of Revolution Changed? How Has the Idea of Revolution Changed?
A new history examines the long history of a radical and sometimes conservative concept.
Jan 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Peter E. Gordon