Cultural Criticism and Analysis

Tezer Özlü—the Rebel of Turkish Letters

Tezer Özlü—the Rebel of Turkish Letters Tezer Özlü—the Rebel of Turkish Letters

Journey to the Edge of Life, a striking composite of memoir, biography, and criticism, dwells on the connection between art and death.

Sep 30, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Kaya Genç

The Lost Souls of the Internet

The Lost Souls of the Internet The Lost Souls of the Internet

In Searches, Vauhini Vara probes the ways that we rely on the Internet and how we periodically attempt to free ourselves from its grip.

Sep 10, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami

How Did Republican Fashion Go From Blazers to Belligerence?

How Did Republican Fashion Go From Blazers to Belligerence? How Did Republican Fashion Go From Blazers to Belligerence?

Trump and his cronies’ style reflects a platform where grievance is currency and performance is power.

Sep 10, 2025 / Feature / Derek Guy

No, the White House Is Not Getting a 90,000-Foot Extension

No, the White House Is Not Getting a 90,000-Foot Extension No, the White House Is Not Getting a 90,000-Foot Extension

But Trump’s doomed proposal does give us a revealing glimpse into his state of mind.

Aug 28, 2025 / Kate Wagner

A four-panel comic from Action Comics 8, 1939. Superman destroys slum housing to force the government to build public housing for the poor.

The New Deal and the Popular Front Gave Us Superman The New Deal and the Popular Front Gave Us Superman

The real Man of Steel wasn’t woke, but he was radical.

Jul 25, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Commentary editor John Podhoretz sits in front of a microphone with “Book Expo” written on it.

Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism

From the Cold War till Donald Trump, there’s always been a special dispensation for hawkish bigots.

Jul 14, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Peter Thiel speaks at a lectern, holding microphone in front of audience at The Cambridge Union.

The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity

Peter Thiel and his friends feel they no longer belong to our species.

Jun 30, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Exterior of The Bitter End coffee house, a venue specializing in live acoustic folk music, Greenwich Village, New York City, 1960s.

J. Hoberman’s Lost New York J. Hoberman’s Lost New York

In Everything Is Now, the veteran film critic looks back at the downtown art scene of the 1960s.

Jun 24, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Marzoni

One time never-Trumper Bill Kristol—pictured here at a panel on

Those Sometimes-Trump Neocons Are Returning to the Fold Over Iran Those Sometimes-Trump Neocons Are Returning to the Fold Over Iran

As the president backs Israel’s long-awaited war with Iran, his neoconservative critics find themselves in an awkward position.

Jun 20, 2025 / Column / David Klion

Black and white closeup of Brian Wilson's face in 1980.

Brian Wilson (1942–2025) Outlived the Times He Helped Define Brian Wilson (1942–2025) Outlived the Times He Helped Define

When the Beach Boys front man died, the obituaries described him as a genius. Which means what, exactly?

Jun 17, 2025 / Sid Holt

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