How Much On-Screen Violence Is Too Much? How Much On-Screen Violence Is Too Much?
I’ve always been a little sensitive about films that depict school shootings. But Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama was an outlier.
Jun 6, 2026 / Vikram Murthi
The Cruel Optimism of Being a Mets Fan The Cruel Optimism of Being a Mets Fan
A new book by A.M. Gittlitz tells the story of a beloved baseball team.
Jun 4, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Will Harrison
The Ghosts of Antonio Gramsci The Ghosts of Antonio Gramsci
Andy Merrifield’s Roses for Gramsci, a highly personal history of the Italian thinker and his work, examines his influence across generations.
Jun 3, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Aditya Bahl
The Troubled History of Charlottesville The Troubled History of Charlottesville
Deborah Baker’s Charlottesville: An American Story is history of the city and how its checkered past ultimately led to the Unite the Right rally.
Jun 2, 2026 / Books & the Arts / José Sanchez
Do We Live in the Age of “Hyperpolitics”? Do We Live in the Age of “Hyperpolitics”?
A conversation with the historian Anton Jäger about political polarization, the stagnation of the West, and the collapse of mass politics in the 20th century.
Jun 1, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
How America’s Courts Fell for a Con Man How America’s Courts Fell for a Con Man
In her new book, Catch the Devil, reporter Pamela Colloff traces the life and crimes of a mendacious jailhouse informant and exposes the systems that allowed him to walk free.
May 29, 2026 / StudentNation / Henry Fernandez
The Rise of the Sensitivity Reader The Rise of the Sensitivity Reader
Adam Szetela’s That Book Is Dangerous! examines the emergence of a new job in publishing—secondary readers who comb through books for possible offenses.
May 27, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Kyle Paoletta
Pierre Guyotat’s Moral Order Pierre Guyotat’s Moral Order
The French writer’s fiction engages in a radical egalitarian project aimed at negating the right’s nihilism.
May 26, 2026 / Books & the Arts / R.K. Hegelman
Searching for Solidarity at the Train Station Searching for Solidarity at the Train Station
Mattia Filice’s Driver, a poetic novel about train conductors in France, offers an empathetic vision of working for the public.
May 25, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sara Krolewski
The Enduring Legacy of Rudy Acuña The Enduring Legacy of Rudy Acuña
The pioneering Chicano studies scholar, who died in March, reshaped the writing of history.
May 20, 2026 / Obituary / Theresa Montaño and Oriel María Siu