Drowning Out the Noise Drowning Out the Noise
How music became the cathartic refuge for my political frustration.
Apr 18, 2026 / Andrew Marzoni
Larry McMurtry’s Tall Tales Larry McMurtry’s Tall Tales
By questioning the myth of the cowboy, he offered a different kind of legend, one more suited to this country and its contradictions.
Apr 16, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Gus O’Connor
America’s True Fascist Architectural Legacy America’s True Fascist Architectural Legacy
It’s not the kitschy White House ballroom—it’s logistics warehouses converted to ICE detention centers.
Apr 15, 2026 / Column / Kate Wagner
The Strange Afterlife of Confederate Monuments The Strange Afterlife of Confederate Monuments
“Monuments” an exhibition in Los Angeles, interrogates the changing meanings of Civil War-era statues and their ability to shape historical narrative.
Apr 15, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Pujan Karambeigi
Waging a Culture War by Promoting Comedic Mediocrity Waging a Culture War by Promoting Comedic Mediocrity
The Ellison family, poised to continue dominating the media landscape with its Warner deal, signs on an infomercial-grade comic to replace Stephen Colbert.
Apr 8, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
What Happened to Tucker Carlson? What Happened to Tucker Carlson?
The transformation of a once promising, if conservative, magazine journalist into a conspiracy-minded talking head.
Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
What Is Artificial Intelligence Anyway? What Is Artificial Intelligence Anyway?
Separating out the myths and facts of AI.
Apr 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ben Tarnoff
Alejandro Cartagena’s Mexico in Flux Alejandro Cartagena’s Mexico in Flux
Reminiscent of the New Topographics, the photographs of Cartagena and others captures a country in the midst of a geographic transformation.
Apr 2, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Caroline Tracey
The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite
How the self-styled know-it-alls atop the knowledge economy want to dismantle the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake
Apr 1, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
Rock and Roll’s Dutch Old Master Rock and Roll’s Dutch Old Master
How Anton Corbijn’s photographs shaped the history of rock music.
Mar 31, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Holter