Eat, Pray, Cringe Eat, Pray, Cringe
Elizabeth Gilbert’s next novel faced outcry for its setting in Russia. So, before she could get canceled, she canceled herself.
Jun 14, 2023 / Katha Pollitt
Fordism Comes to the Gallery—and AI Comes for the Artists Fordism Comes to the Gallery—and AI Comes for the Artists
Though hyped in the media as the latest thing, the images generated by AI art are actually old, trapping the viewer in a time loop of kitsch.
Jun 14, 2023 / Dwayne Monroe
Perhat Tursun and the Plight of Uyghurs in Xinjiang Perhat Tursun and the Plight of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
In The Backstreets, the novelist and poet documents the centuries of dislocation imposed on the Uyghur people
Jun 13, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Yangyang Cheng
The Western Media Is Whitewashing the Azov Battalion The Western Media Is Whitewashing the Azov Battalion
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, these fighters were neo-Nazis. They still are.
Jun 13, 2023 / Feature / Lev Golinkin
The Enduring Grift of the Washington Operator The Enduring Grift of the Washington Operator
A new book argues that D.C. became a swamp in the Trump years, but like any company town it has always been a hive of influence peddling, self-dealing, and graft.
Jun 12, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
How the John Birch Society Won the Long Game How the John Birch Society Won the Long Game
The American right doesn’t need the John Birch Society these days, but that is because it’s adopted the Birchers’ extremism wholesale.
Jun 8, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Nathan Robinson
Olaf Stapledon’s Cosmology of Peace Olaf Stapledon’s Cosmology of Peace
In his science fiction classic Star Maker, he imagines a way to overcome fascism on a galactic scale.
Jun 7, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jaime Green
How Black Women Writers Got It Done How Black Women Writers Got It Done
Claudia Tate’s 1983 collection of interviews is an important look into the trials writers like Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou faced on their way to mainstream acceptance.
Jun 6, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Marina Magloire
Why the Internet Hates Gay People Why the Internet Hates Gay People
A conversation with Alexander Monea about his recent book on the history of search engines, content moderation, AI, and the ways they form biases against queerness.
Jun 5, 2023 / Jacob Bruggeman
How CNN Went From Bad to Worse How CNN Went From Bad to Worse
Chris Licht’s disastrous reign is governed by reactionary centrism.
Jun 5, 2023 / Jeet Heer