Jeremy Denk Explains the History of Western Classical Music (Yes, All of It!) Jeremy Denk Explains the History of Western Classical Music (Yes, All of It!)
The pianist’s new album, c. 1300–c. 2000, gives a listener a lesson in seven centuries of composition, from Monteverdi to Stockhausen and beyond.
Mar 15, 2019 / David Hajdu
Who’s the Dummy? Who’s the Dummy?
A wall, Trump says, will keep us safe From every scary Guatemalan. And count on Fox to back him up, Like Pravda always backed up Stalin. But Pravda got the party line That it was o…
Mar 15, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Facing the Climate Crisis: A Conversation With David Wallace-Wells Facing the Climate Crisis: A Conversation With David Wallace-Wells
The New York magazine writer confirms our worst fears about climate change–but insists there’s still hope.
Mar 15, 2019 / Natasha Ishak
Agustín Fernández Mallo’s Novel About Everything Agustín Fernández Mallo’s Novel About Everything
The Spanish writer’s sprawling Nocilla trilogy is a contemporary epic.
Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jessica Loudis
The Lost Internationalism of Wendell Willkie The Lost Internationalism of Wendell Willkie
David Levering Lewis’s new biography recovers Willkie’s anti-imperialist vision.
Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Zipp
What Happened to Wisconsin? What Happened to Wisconsin?
The fight over the once-progressive state.
Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / John B. Judis
Hunting for Lions and Liberation Hunting for Lions and Liberation
Rachel Ingalls’s 1983 novel Binstead’s Safari is a fable-like account of the price of feminism and the freedom from domesticity.
Mar 13, 2019 / Maya Binyam
The Green New Compromise The Green New Compromise
Coming soon, to an op-ed near you!
Mar 12, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
In Memoriam: Mike Oliver In Memoriam: Mike Oliver
The British sociologist revolutionized the field of disability studies.
Mar 8, 2019 / Ravi Malhotra