The Story of Sun Ra’s Egyptian Adventure The Story of Sun Ra’s Egyptian Adventure
How a 1971 trip changed the course of the free jazz icon’s career.
Jun 2, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore
The Surreal Pleasures of ‘The Masked Singer’ The Surreal Pleasures of ‘The Masked Singer’
By discarding all the tropes of standard reality TV, this singing competition allows viewers to revel in pure weirdness.
Jun 2, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
The Astrological Is Political The Astrological Is Political
Why Alice Sparkly Kat uses postcolonial theory to read the stars.
Jun 1, 2021 / Q&A / Mary Retta
Final Poem for the ‘Field of Poetry’ Final Poem for the ‘Field of Poetry’
In the grip of a nor’easter, you come bearing grief, have in pieces not come in peace. You arrive bladed with certainty. You slam shut the car door and smolder before the locked ca…
Jun 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Phillip Williams
Rough Trade, Big City: The Legacy of ‘Midnight Cowboy’ Rough Trade, Big City: The Legacy of ‘Midnight Cowboy’
Glenn Frankel’s new book explores the making of a film that has become almost synonymous with New York City.
May 26, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Adam Nayman
New York Needs Trae Young New York Needs Trae Young
After the year from hell, New York City awakens to jeer their very own basketball villain.
May 26, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Is It Time to Abolish Museums? Is It Time to Abolish Museums?
From problematic funders to union-busting, museums around the world have been beset by controversy. Can reform actually change these institutions?
May 25, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Dana Kopel
Did ‘Cancel Culture’ Drive Richard Wright Underground? Did ‘Cancel Culture’ Drive Richard Wright Underground?
On “Memories of My Grandmother” and The Man Who Lived Underground.
May 20, 2021 / Joseph G. Ramsey
Encounters With the Unknown Encounters With the Unknown
Returning to New York’s galleries in search of surprise.
May 19, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Richard Wagner’s Pandemonium Richard Wagner’s Pandemonium
The contested life and afterlife of the composer.
May 18, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Mina Tavakoli