The Medieval-ness of Mark Zuckerberg The Medieval-ness of Mark Zuckerberg
There’s something very feudal about his massive doomsday bunker.
Dec 22, 2023 / Kate Wagner
A Memoir for the Post-Truth Era A Memoir for the Post-Truth Era
In Sarah Viren’s To Name a Bigger Lie, she investigates how conspiracy theories have changed her relationship to the world.
Dec 21, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Julia Case-Levine
Reading “Mumbo Jumbo” in the Post-Covid Age Reading “Mumbo Jumbo”" "in the Post-Covid Age
Ishmael Reed's novel depicts an American government dedicated to public health as long as its efforts keep hierarchy and the status quo in place.
Dec 20, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Melvin Backman
Sasha Frere-Jones, a Life Remixed Sasha Frere-Jones, a Life Remixed
Sasha Frere-Jones is an institution of music criticism in an era when music critics are no longer institutions. Roughly over the course of the 1990s, Frere-Jones made a transformat…
Dec 19, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Piccarella
The Real Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani The Real Tragedy of Rudy Giuliani
The disgraced former mayor was a racist authoritarian—even back when he was being celebrated by the mainstream media.
Dec 18, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The 2 Murrays and the Age of Pretend Anarchy The 2 Murrays and the Age of Pretend Anarchy
The strange global influence of anarcho-capitalism.
Dec 15, 2023 / Jeet Heer
When Women Fought Back: Holly Maguigan’s Legacy in the Law When Women Fought Back: Holly Maguigan’s Legacy in the Law
Her work forced the law to embrace a feminist conception of danger, threat, and defending yourself and your family.
Dec 14, 2023 / Katherine Franke
The Definitive Guide to Starting Your Own Media Company The Definitive Guide to Starting Your Own Media Company
How to throw off the corporate shackles and launch an independent news outlet.
Dec 13, 2023 / Feature / Kelsey McKinney and Aleksander Chan
Christina Sharpe and the Art of Everyday Black Life Christina Sharpe and the Art of Everyday Black Life
In Ordinary Notes, Sharpe considers Black culture “in all of its shade and depth and glow.”
Dec 13, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Omari Weekes