Books and Ideas

Bill McKibben

The Indefatigable Bill McKibben The Indefatigable Bill McKibben

An interview with the environmentalist about what inspires him, how he became a writer, and his recent book, The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon.

Sep 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Camille Baker

Nation Poetry

Elegy for a Poet Who Loved Sneakers Elegy for a Poet Who Loved Sneakers

  I didn’t know who you were, and then you died. I went searching for your poems online devouring one after another then reading your Twitter feed backwards, your voice gettin…

Sep 15, 2022 / Poems / P. Scott Cunningham

With Queen Elizabeth Gone, Monarchy’s Magic May Be Fading

With Queen Elizabeth Gone, Monarchy’s Magic May Be Fading With Queen Elizabeth Gone, Monarchy’s Magic May Be Fading

If the Crown is the lid on Britain’s pressure cooker, it is now less firmly placed on a more combustible pot.

Sep 13, 2022 / Owen Jones

Michael Mann Returns to the Scene of the Crime

Michael Mann Returns to the Scene of the Crime Michael Mann Returns to the Scene of the Crime

Why did the director, for his first novel, write a sequel of Heat

Sep 13, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Adam Nayman

King Charles III speaks as now-Queen Camilla sits beside him at Westminster Hall.

God Save Us From the King God Save Us From the King

The British monarchy is nothing if not adaptable—but for how long?

Sep 12, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Jana Prikryl’s Poetry of Perpetual Motion

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

Astro Boy

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 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? 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 “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

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