The British Empire’s Worldwide Devastation The British Empire’s Worldwide Devastation
Caroline Elkins’s new history of the British Empire is a damning account of its violent crimes against its subjects.
May 16, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Howard W. French
I Wake in the Dark I Wake in the Dark
I wake in the dark and reach out to snug you close and your arm comes free. It falls from your body like bread. Like wet rope. And my not yet wakened mind whispers, This is what i…
May 14, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Michael Bazzett
Florine Stettheimer, Insider Artist Florine Stettheimer, Insider Artist
Barbara Bloemink’s biography paints a complicated picture of an artist whose work both celebrated and critiqued the upper echelons of early-20th-century cultural life.
May 12, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Max Pearl
The Whitney Biennial Isn’t As Bad as It Looks The Whitney Biennial Isn’t As Bad as It Looks
But it sure does make a poor first impression.
May 11, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Civic Engagement In an Age of Perpetual War Civic Engagement In an Age of Perpetual War
A conversation with Phil Klay about his new book Uncertain Ground and the moral imperatives and ambiguities of civilian life amidst constant conflict.
May 11, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Noah Flora
China’s Battle for Cultural Power Begins at the Box Office China’s Battle for Cultural Power Begins at the Box Office
A conversation with Erich Schwartzel about the vexed relationship between Hollywood and Beijing, how movies became a vehicle for Chinese ideology, and his new book Red Carpet.
May 10, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Han Zhang
When Did the Ruling Class Get Woke? When Did the Ruling Class Get Woke?
A conversation with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on his new book Elite Capture, which investigates the co-option of identity politics and the importance of coalitional organizing.
May 9, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ishan Desai-Geller
The Ground Beneath Us: On the Photographs of An-My Lê The Ground Beneath Us: On the Photographs of An-My Lê
Her photos, whose subjects range from the Vietnamese countryside to the Rio Grande border, reveal hidden histories and elicit profound reconsiderations of the familiar.
May 5, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Alex Jen
An Intimate History of Hong Kong An Intimate History of Hong Kong
A conversation with Karen Cheung about her memoir The Impossible City, the nascent Hong Kong literary tradition, and understanding a period of upheaval through art and cultural exp...
May 4, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho
Nijinska’s Revolutionary Vision of Dance Nijinska’s Revolutionary Vision of Dance
Lynn Garafola’s biography of the dancer and choreographer charts her globetrotting life and radical art.
May 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson