The Pleasures of Shirley Hazzard’s Intricate Fictions The Pleasures of Shirley Hazzard’s Intricate Fictions
Her stories offer the opulent doom of ancient tragedy wrapped in mid-century garb.
Jan 14, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Dustin Illingworth
A ‘Daily Show’ Cocreator on Karens, Crickets, and Comedy After Trump A ‘Daily Show’ Cocreator on Karens, Crickets, and Comedy After Trump
Lizz Winstead says, “If you can still laugh, you haven’t lost your capacity for hope.”
Jan 13, 2021 / Q&A / Rima Parikh
The World’s Greatest Democracy The World’s Greatest Democracy
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Jan 12, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Silver Lining Silver Lining
The market is hitting record highs, even as the virus surges and millions go hungry. —The Washington Post Though others have suffered, the Wall Street guys got The bull-market prof…
Jan 12, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Anne Applebaum and the Crisis of Centrist Politics Anne Applebaum and the Crisis of Centrist Politics
In her new book, Applebaum attempts to understand why some of her intellectual bedfellows moved to the far right.
Jan 11, 2021 / Books & the Arts / David Klion
Deb Haaland’s Cabinet Nomination Is a Triumph for Native Americans Deb Haaland’s Cabinet Nomination Is a Triumph for Native Americans
We have turned a page in our nation’s history—not because the insiders wanted it, but because the people fought for it.
Jan 8, 2021 / Julian Brave NoiseCat
The Ethical Commitment to Be a Punk The Ethical Commitment to Be a Punk
How 1980s punk music birthed its own kind of radical politics.
Jan 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Zipp
What We Can Learn About Activism Today in the Archives of Queer History What We Can Learn About Activism Today in the Archives of Queer History
Cait McKinney’s Information Activism argues that archiving work illustrates how access to information has improved the lives of marginalized people.
Jan 5, 2021 / Books & the Arts / M. Jesuthasan
Breakfast Table With Jewish Newsletters Breakfast Table With Jewish Newsletters
An argument with myself.
Jan 1, 2021 / Wallace Shawn
2020 2020
We’ve had a year, you must admit, Whose misery would just not quit. At last, we offer this obit: We’re glad to see the back of it.
Dec 29, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin