Jana Prikryl’s Poetry of Perpetual Motion Jana Prikryl’s Poetry of Perpetual Motion
In her new collection, Midwood, she travels through the borders of space, time, life, and death.
Sep 12, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Rhian Sasseen
Manga Hulks Its Way to the Top Manga Hulks Its Way to the Top
Japanese comics have become an undisputed juggernaut of the publishing industry.
Sep 9, 2022 / First Person / Viken Berberian
Werner Herzog’s Exit From Civilization Werner Herzog’s Exit From Civilization
In his debut as a novelist, the filmmaker takes us to the jungles of the Philippines.
Sep 8, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Paul Franz
Is the Avant-Garde Still Avant-Garde? Is the Avant-Garde Still Avant-Garde?
Today’s radical art movements can always congeal into tomorrow’s orthodoxy.
Sep 7, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Stefan Collini
“The Nation” and the National Writers Union Reach an Agreement “The Nation” and the National Writers Union Reach an Agreement
It will protect freelancers’ rights and set rates and conditions.
Sep 6, 2022 / Abigail Higgins
Letters From the September 19/26, 2022, Issue Letters From the September 19/26, 2022, Issue
Studying ecology... Pipelines to plowshares... Graphic depictions...
Sep 6, 2022 / Our Readers
Overheard From Those Going Through the Boxes Found in Trump’s Basement Overheard From Those Going Through the Boxes Found in Trump’s Basement
“Some hamburger menus (with stains) seem to be Right next to our plans for the South China Sea. “ “I’ve just come across some old bills—all still owed.” “I wonder if this is the nu…
Sep 6, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Alternative to Working Ourselves to Death The Alternative to Working Ourselves to Death
Investments in better jobs today mean better retirements tomorrow.
Sep 5, 2022 / Beth C. Truesdale and Lisa F. Berkman
The Mysteries of Adam Smith The Mysteries of Adam Smith
How to understand Adam Smith’s politics
Sep 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Glory Liu
Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet Where Solidarity, Abolition, and Queer History Meet
Hugh Ryan’s The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison makes a compelling case for abolition as a central part of queer politics.
Sep 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Gordon-Loebl