Cultural Criticism and Analysis

Rhye's Mike Milosh

The alt-R&B of Rhye The alt-R&B of Rhye

Despite all of the sex baked into Blood, the album is striking for the sense of solitude that lurks beneath its surface.

Feb 15, 2018 / Bijan Stephen

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Letters From the March 5, 2018, Issue Letters From the March 5, 2018, Issue

Hans and Franz economics… Fear and self-loathing… Millennials vs. boomers… Agree to disagree… Taxation and miseducation…

Feb 8, 2018 / Letters / Our Readers

An Appreciation of Nicholas von Hoffman

An Appreciation of Nicholas von Hoffman An Appreciation of Nicholas von Hoffman

A fond farewell to a lifelong mischief maker.

Feb 7, 2018 / Peter Pringle

Claribel Alegria

The Extraordinary Stories of Claribel Alegría The Extraordinary Stories of Claribel Alegría

The spirit of their romance lies in the fact that they are true.

Feb 5, 2018 / Chuck Wachtel

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TV’s Dystopia Boom TV’s Dystopia Boom

The nightmarish future ain’t what it used to be.

Feb 1, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

The Precarious Generation

The Precarious Generation The Precarious Generation

It’s not the kids these days that we need to worry about, but the world their parents helped build.

Jan 10, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jones

Speaking of the ‘Female Gaze’

Speaking of the ‘Female Gaze’ Speaking of the ‘Female Gaze’

In today’s confused, commercial, and not-quite-intellectual environment, the phrase “female gaze” functions in varied ways, according to its users’ needs.

Sep 18, 2017 / Alina Cohen

Wandering Through Documenta

Wandering Through Documenta Wandering Through Documenta

Do big, world-scale art exhibitions have any use today?

Sep 13, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Betita in 1969

Legendary Chicana Organizer Betita Martínez Wrote a Perfect Parody for the Trump Era—in 1967 Legendary Chicana Organizer Betita Martínez Wrote a Perfect Parody for the Trump Era—in 1967

Martínez penned it after leaving her job at The Nation to work for SNCC.

Sep 11, 2017 / Tony Platt and Elizabeth Sutherland Martínez

Colin Kaepernick answers questions at a news conference on August 26, 2016.

Inside Colin Kaepernick’s Trip to Africa Inside Colin Kaepernick’s Trip to Africa

Scholar Ameer Loggins recounts their experiences on the continent.

Jul 25, 2017 / Audio / Dave Zirin

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