The Many Lives of George Eliot The Many Lives of George Eliot
A new biography examines how the novelist chose to make her life, as well as her fiction and art, outside the conventions of the marriage plot.
Feb 8, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Francesca Wade
And the Winner Is... Annie Lennox and Artists for Cease-Fire And the Winner Is... Annie Lennox and Artists for Cease-Fire
The singer’s call for an end to the killing in Gaza politicized the Grammys, which is fantastic.
Feb 6, 2024 / John Nichols
Taylor Swift May Yet Save Joe Biden Taylor Swift May Yet Save Joe Biden
Attacks on the popular singer help highlight the sheer weirdness of Trump’s GOP.
Feb 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Party of Lincoln Is Really the Party of Calhoun The Party of Lincoln Is Really the Party of Calhoun
Nikki Haley and Greg Abbott echo the theorist of secession.
Feb 2, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Taylor Swift, Enemy of the People Taylor Swift, Enemy of the People
The MAGA movement—including the big man himself—has gone on the offensive against the megastar pop singer.
Feb 1, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Should People’s Park Be Consigned to the Ash Heap of History? Should People’s Park Be Consigned to the Ash Heap of History?
Many argue that after five decades of resisting the University of California’s repeated attempts to reclaim the park, it’s time to let go of the past and move on. We disagree.
Jan 31, 2024 / Steve Wasserman, Paul Glusman, Judy Gumbo Albert, and Tom Dalzell
The Future of Classical Music Is Queer The Future of Classical Music Is Queer
There’s a new vitality in the classical music scene—and it would simply not exist without the creativity and support of queer people.
Jan 29, 2024 / Max Keller
What Israel’s Destruction of the Great Omari Mosque Means What Israel’s Destruction of the Great Omari Mosque Means
Yes, it’s a crime against cultural heritage. But more importantly, it’s part of a campaign of total annihilation.
Jan 24, 2024 / Column / Kate Wagner
Heather Cox Richardson and the Battle Over US History Heather Cox Richardson and the Battle Over US History
One interpretation presents the country as irredeemably tainted by its past. Another contends that the United States has also tended toward egalitarianism.
Jan 24, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
The AfD’s Secret Plan to Deport Millions From Germany The AfD’s Secret Plan to Deport Millions From Germany
An explosive report on a meeting between the far-right Alternative für Deutschland and neo-Nazis has ignited the largest German protest movement since the fall of the Berlin Wall....
Jan 23, 2024 / Linda Mannheim