Biography

Philip Roth

Remembering Philip Roth, 1933–2018 Remembering Philip Roth, 1933–2018

The late writer specialized in answering low blows with high spirits.

May 25, 2018 / Elizabeth Pochoda

80 Days That Changed America

80 Days That Changed America 80 Days That Changed America

Fifty years later, Bobby Kennedy’s passionate, inspiring, and tragic presidential campaign still fascinates. Two new projects explain why.

Apr 23, 2018 / Joan Walsh

In Marx’s Republic

In Marx’s Republic In Marx’s Republic

Did Capital offer us visions of freedom as well as domination?

Apr 4, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Luban

Coming to Terms With Ezra Pound’s Politics

Coming to Terms With Ezra Pound’s Politics Coming to Terms With Ezra Pound’s Politics

What is the relationship between Pound’s fascism and his poetry?

Mar 28, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

Comic Genius

Comic Genius Comic Genius

Robert Grossman (1940-2018)

Mar 23, 2018 / OppArt / Victor Navasky

Claribel Alegria

The Extraordinary Stories of Claribel Alegría The Extraordinary Stories of Claribel Alegría

The spirit of their romance lies in the fact that they are true.

Feb 5, 2018 / Chuck Wachtel

Marcus Raskin

Marcus Raskin: Farewell to a Prodigiously Beating Heart Marcus Raskin: Farewell to a Prodigiously Beating Heart

Above all, he gave us hope.

Dec 29, 2017 / Norman Birnbaum

Bertolt Brecht: Poet of Ill Tidings

Bertolt Brecht: Poet of Ill Tidings Bertolt Brecht: Poet of Ill Tidings

In his poetry, Brecht captured a world torn apart by war and depression.

Nov 15, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Noah Isenberg

Pieces of Vivian Maier

Pieces of Vivian Maier Pieces of Vivian Maier

The mysterious photographer left behind so much and, at the same time, so little.

Nov 6, 2017 / Jillian Steinhauer

The Other Foucault

The Other Foucault The Other Foucault

What led the French theorist of madness and sexuality to politics?

Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins

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