Behind the Hedonist Persona of Francis Bacon Behind the Hedonist Persona of Francis Bacon
Annalyn Swan and Mark Stevens’s comprehensive study of the British artist is a sensitive investigation into his artistic identity.
Jun 9, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Tausif Noor
Observations from the conqueror’s diary Observations from the conqueror’s diary
When the British invaded Tibet in 1904, the Tibetan rulers fled, and waited from a distance for the river to turn blue. It is not clear what they did with their time. The victors w…
Jun 8, 2021 / Poems / Tsering Wangmo Dhompa
The Anti-Nostalgia of Walker Evans The Anti-Nostalgia of Walker Evans
A recent biography reveals the many contradictions of the photographer who fastidiously documented postwar American life.
Jun 8, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Rahel Aima
The Epic Misery of Thomas Bernhard The Epic Misery of Thomas Bernhard
His little-known novel The Cheap-Eaters, recently translated by Douglas Robertson, puts forward a basic thesis: Life is a sequence of crushings.
Jun 7, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Missouri Williams
The Miseducation of White Children The Miseducation of White Children
The attacks on critical race theory are just another attempt to prevent this country from reckoning with its racist past and present—by keeping white kids ignorant.
Jun 3, 2021 / Elie Mystal
The Misplaced Hope of Understanding Police From the Inside The Misplaced Hope of Understanding Police From the Inside
Law professor Rosa Brooks became a volunteer cop to show how policing might be fixed. But are the police beyond reform?
Jun 3, 2021 / Katie Way
A Letter to Biden From Jimmy Carter’s Biographer A Letter to Biden From Jimmy Carter’s Biographer
Sometimes doing the right thing means not getting reelected.
Jun 3, 2021 / Kai Bird
The Return of the Sensible Liberal The Return of the Sensible Liberal
If someone wants you six feet under, meeting in the middle still puts you three feet deep.
Jun 1, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Adverbs, Fly Adverbs, Fly
Daddy, you always wake up at that hour. Not in my time zone, but in the deceased’s time zone, at that hour. N Daddy, a new daddy showed up like the way you whisper inside my crying…
Jun 1, 2021 / Poems / Kim Hyesoon