Who Was Emily Brontë? Who Was Emily Brontë?
A new biography tries to reconstruct her everyday life.
Oct 15, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Chihaya
Wendell Berry’s Unrelenting Vision Wendell Berry’s Unrelenting Vision
The poet wrote for The Nation for decades, always demonstrating conscience and prescience.
Oct 14, 2026 / Column / Richard Kreitner
America Without the NFL America Without the NFL
Chuck Klosterman’s Football is a eulogy for the sport on the eve of its decline.
Sep 24, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Zito Madu
Can We Save Democracy? Can We Save Democracy?
Hélène Landemore’s case for an alternative system of popular government.
Sep 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Osita Nwanevu
Do Epics Need Heroes? Do Epics Need Heroes?
In recent years, the online right has contested adaptations of epic in order to make an argument about masculinity. The Odyssey is their latest target.
Aug 8, 2026 / Orlando Reade
Daniel Poppick’s Novel of White-Collar Work Daniel Poppick’s Novel of White-Collar Work
The first novel by the poet asks us what fantasies get us through the day.
Aug 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Julia Case-Levine
A Rave Novel Rediscovered A Rave Novel Rediscovered
Ann Scott’s “Superstars” captures the last gasp of pre-Internet counterculture.
Jul 28, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Max Pearl
Impale and Cry: Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” Impale and Cry: Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”
In the latest rendering of the epic, there is plenty to feel guilty about even if you did not mean it.
Jul 24, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Christian Lorentzen
What’s So Scary About the Frankfurt School? What’s So Scary About the Frankfurt School?
In The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy, A.J.A. Woods looks at how the Frankfurt scholars became the latest bogeymen for the contemporary right.
Jul 21, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Michael Shorris
Emily LaBarge’s Life Stories Emily LaBarge’s Life Stories
In “Dog Days,” LaBarge blurs the lines between memoir and criticism.
Jul 20, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sophie Poole