Everyone Needs to Disavow Neom Everyone Needs to Disavow Neom
Now that they know about the staggering number of deaths the Saudi megaproject has caused, architects have absolutely no more excuses.
Nov 7, 2024 / Column / Kate Wagner
“Anora,” an American Fantasia “Anora,” an American Fantasia
In Sean Baker's tragicomic film of a sex worker’s brush with wealth, he evokes auteurs of yore, who focused on the social realities of the country's outcasts.
Nov 7, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Beatrice Loayza
Looking at Art Will Never Be the Same Again Looking at Art Will Never Be the Same Again
A conversation with the art historian Claire Bishop about technology's influence on museums and galleries, and her recent book Disordered Attention.
Nov 6, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Francesca Billington
“No Other Land” and the Brutal Truth of Israel’s Occupation “No Other Land” and the Brutal Truth of Israel’s Occupation
The unsparing documentary—one of the year’s most powerful films—has still not found a distributor in the US.
Nov 4, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Ahmed Moor
I’m an Environmentalist. That’s Why I Can’t Vote Green. I’m an Environmentalist. That’s Why I Can’t Vote Green.
Award-winning filmmaker and director of Gasland Josh Fox on why he will never vote for Jill Stein.
Nov 1, 2024 / Josh Fox
“Industry”’s Gleeful Critique of Capital “Industry”’s Gleeful Critique of Capital
HBO’s investment banking drama makes a soap opera out of the “useless” but lurid nature of finance.
Oct 31, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
25 Years of Indecision With Jon Stewart 25 Years of Indecision With Jon Stewart
Before he left his post at The Daily Show, Stewart was America’s voice of reason. Times have changed. Has he?
Oct 29, 2024 / Feature / John Semley
Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny
By extolling Trump as “Daddy” meting out corporal punishment, the disgraced TV host is pitching authoritarian patriarchy.
Oct 25, 2024 / Jeet Heer
“Call of Duty”: Pentagon Ops “Call of Duty”: Pentagon Ops
Inside the weird synergies that launched the videogaming industry---and made the Pentagon fantasies in Call of Duty its stock in trade.
Oct 24, 2024 / Feature / Jesse Robertson
Elon Musk Gives Democrats a Chance to Run Against Oligarchy Elon Musk Gives Democrats a Chance to Run Against Oligarchy
Donald Trump’s richest supporter has been busy finding new ways to corrupt democracy.
Oct 21, 2024 / Jeet Heer