Morgan Bassichis’s Haunted American Songbook Morgan Bassichis’s Haunted American Songbook
The performer’s work presents a riotous vision of what an intergenerational left might look like.
May 23, 2019 / Ari M. Brostoff
Neither Comic nor Profound: The Vagaries of ‘kaddish.com’ Neither Comic nor Profound: The Vagaries of ‘kaddish.com’
Nathan Englander's third novel tries to satirize unthinking religiosity, lazy secularism, and the nascent gig economy—but fails to impress.
May 22, 2019 / Nathan Goldman
Masters of the Uterus Masters of the Uterus
Conservative men celebrate the restoration of their natural role.
May 21, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Why Fascists Storm Bookstores Why Fascists Storm Bookstores
A spate of attacks from DC to Berkeley show how far the right will go to shut down free expression.
May 20, 2019 / Elizabeth King
Want to Dismantle Capitalism? Abolish the Family Want to Dismantle Capitalism? Abolish the Family
Feminist theorist Sophie Lewis’s new book looks at how rethinking pregnancy and the idea of family as forms of labor is central to emancipatory politics.
May 16, 2019 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho
What Is Anti-Fascism? What Is Anti-Fascism?
A Q&A with Natasha Lennard.
May 15, 2019 / Q&A / Ari M. Brostoff
The Legend of the Spider Woman: Imagining the Mind of Louise Bourgeois The Legend of the Spider Woman: Imagining the Mind of Louise Bourgeois
Jean Frémon’s book about her life and art is a perceptive but flawed attempt to understand the inner workings and inspirations of the brilliant artist.
May 15, 2019 / Jillian Steinhauer
The Race for Global Internet Access Is Not a Zero-Sum Game The Race for Global Internet Access Is Not a Zero-Sum Game
Payal Arora’s The Next Billion Users turns a critical eye to the humanitarian push to connect the globe.
May 14, 2019 / Evan Malmgren
Trump Get What Trump Want Trump Get What Trump Want
May 14, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
There Are Rasputins Everywhere You Look There Are Rasputins Everywhere You Look
A new book looks at a wide-ranging set of manipulative Rasputin-like figures in culture, sports, and politics to understand who chases power and why.
May 13, 2019 / Kyle Paoletta