Apocalypse No! Pseudo-Archaeology, Ancient Tech-Lords, and Ordinary People. Apocalypse No! Pseudo-Archaeology, Ancient Tech-Lords, and Ordinary People.
Why the Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse is worth taking seriously. Hint: It’s not the science.
Dec 22, 2022 / David Wengrow
Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel
American Jewish leaders have spent so long genuflecting before the Christian right that even the most blatant anti-Semitism finds them unable to stand up or speak out.
Dec 21, 2022 / Eric Alterman
The Most Dangerous Architect in America The Most Dangerous Architect in America
Gregory Ain wanted to create social housing in Los Angeles. Dogged by the FBI, his hope for more egalitarian architecture never came to be.
Dec 21, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wolf
Michael Cimino, a Chaotic Auteur Michael Cimino, a Chaotic Auteur
A new biography examines the work of a flamboyant director who placed himself at the center of his own private Hollywood cosmology.
Dec 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Adam Nayman
Beyond Zombie Figuration Beyond Zombie Figuration
The craze for figurative painting might be at an impasse. These three painters stand above the pack, making work that challenges the very idea of the form.
Dec 19, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
A Soundtrack for the Climate Emergency A Soundtrack for the Climate Emergency
A stunning new cover of the 1960s anthem “Eve of Destruction” tops a collection for a world on fire.
Dec 15, 2022 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Mythology of George Balanchine The Mythology of George Balanchine
A conversation with Jennifer Homans about the ballet master's literary influences, his complicated legacy, and the metaphysical side of dance.
Dec 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Dilara O’Neil
The Case for “Andor” as Great Television The Case for “Andor” as Great Television
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, David Klion joins the show to discuss why the new Star Wars deserves to rank with The Wire.
House Music is Still the Sound of the Future House Music is Still the Sound of the Future
As raves took over the world, American electronic music kept growing in the places it began.
Dec 14, 2022 / Feature / Hubert Adjei-Kontoh
Congo: Curriculum Vitae (excerpt) Congo: Curriculum Vitae (excerpt)
[When one of us goes] When one of us goes to the other world, we gather and weep so that the ocean of our tears may take the deceased to their final resting place. [The path of lif…
Dec 13, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Alain Mabanckou