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November 26, 2019
The Surrealpolitik of the Venice Biennale
Is the prestigious international showcase of contemporary art necessarily nationalistic?
Erica X Eisen
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November 14, 2019
How Will Americans Remember Donald Trump?
If the past is prologue, Trump will face no historical reckoning for his sprawling malfeasance.
Aaron Ross Coleman
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November 8, 2019
30 Years Ago Eastern Europeans Tore Down Walls. Now They Write Pop Songs to Putin.
How crony capitalism and crippling austerity turned democracy into a dirty word.
Lev Golinkin
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October 18, 2019
Peter Handke’s Nobel Condones Violence
One of Sweden’s most important authors on how the Swedish Academy abuses its platform—and the intelligentsia lets it happen.
Johannes Anyuru
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October 16, 2019
Jedediah Purdy Has an Idea That Could Save Us From Capitalism and the Climate Crisis
We talked to the lawyer, theorist, and critic about his new book This Land Is Our Land, his concept of a moral political economy, and the legacies of Bush and Obama.
Aaron Bady
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October 1, 2019
Shock, Fun, and Feminist Rage
As second wave feminism passes into history and a new wave builds, is the world finally ready for Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen?
Alix Kates Shulman
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September 30, 2019
Lynda Barry’s Infectious Genius
The award-winning cartoonist is not only a great artist but a wellspring of inspiration for others.
Jeet Heer
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September 30, 2019
Kamel Daoud and the Paradoxes of Liberation
In a new collection of his political writings, the Algerian novelist contemplates the unfinished business of his country’s struggle for independence.
Robyn Creswell
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September 26, 2019
Making Sense of Trump’s Rise
Three new books try to explain how we got such a massive jerk in the White House.
Eric Alterman