Growing Up With “Girls” Growing Up With “Girls”
Lena Dunham and her generation enter midlife
Aug 13, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Grace Byron
Boots Riley’s Communist Heist Film Boots Riley’s Communist Heist Film
Yes, it even has Marxist teleporters.
Aug 12, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte
The Nostalgic Architecture of the Obama Presidential Center The Nostalgic Architecture of the Obama Presidential Center
Where hope even has a gift shop.
Aug 11, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wagner
David Ellison’s Delusional Stab at Self-Justification David Ellison’s Delusional Stab at Self-Justification
While the Skydance–Warner Bros. merger is in legal limbo, the CEO seeking to pull it off makes a disingenuous case for it in the court of public opinion.
Aug 10, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
Do Epics Need Heroes? Do Epics Need Heroes?
In recent years, the online right has contested adaptations of epic in order to make an argument about masculinity. The Odyssey is their latest target.
Aug 8, 2026 / Orlando Reade
This Isn’t About Rosebud, David Ellison This Isn’t About Rosebud, David Ellison
Antitrust law exists so that a free press and an open market never hang on the temperament of one well-meaning billionaire.
Aug 5, 2026 / Zephyr Teachout
NOT Created with AI! NOT Created with AI!
AI slop invades art and robs creators.
Aug 5, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Mamdani’s Team Redefined Political Video. Now They’re Betting on Short Films. Mamdani’s Team Redefined Political Video. Now They’re Betting on Short Films.
Premiering exclusively in The Nation, a new short film produced by City Hall and narrated by Morgan Spector highlights the efforts of the biggest tenant-led union in New York City...
Aug 3, 2026 / Natalia Winkelman
Our Court Jesters Are Disappearing Just When We Need Them Most Our Court Jesters Are Disappearing Just When We Need Them Most
In this authoritarian moment, we need defiant comedy more than ever.
Aug 3, 2026 / Kali Holloway
A Rave Novel Rediscovered A Rave Novel Rediscovered
Ann Scott’s “Superstars” captures the last gasp of pre-Internet counterculture.
Jul 28, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Max Pearl