What Is the Genus of Genius? What Is the Genus of Genius?
How the religion of genius collapsed under the blows of egalitarianism.
May 13, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Warren Breckman
Survivalpop Survivalpop
The desperate situation of country’s popularity.
Apr 30, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover
My Johannesburg My Johannesburg
The city and its landscape would not exist were it not for many violations against nature.
Apr 2, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Mark Gevisser
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Resisting The Beatles’ Invasion, ‘The PR Man’s Finest Hour’ This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Resisting The Beatles’ Invasion, ‘The PR Man’s Finest Hour’
The quivering throngs of teen-aged girls, The Nation’s reviewer wrote, said much more about the susceptibility of Americans to fashionable trends than it did about the talent...
Mar 8, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Gray Zone The Gray Zone
Does John Gray counsel anything more than avoidance of the ideological excesses he scorns?
Dec 4, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Isaac Chotiner
An Organized Jumble An Organized Jumble
For all its postmodern flair, the revamped Benjamin Franklin Museum is surprisingly traditional and constrained.
Oct 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Julia M. Klein
Urgent, Unheard Stories Urgent, Unheard Stories
New novels, poetry and short-story collections from up-and-coming and established writers of color.
Sep 24, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay
A Literature of Her Own: ‘It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris’, by Patricia Engel A Literature of Her Own: ‘It’s Not Love, It’s Just Paris’, by Patricia Engel
The author's absorbing debut novel chronicles a young woman’s year in Paris, where she will have to choose the home wants most.
Sep 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay
Rising Above the Failure of Imagination Rising Above the Failure of Imagination
The conversation about diversity in Science Fiction & Fantasy reveals how racism constrains even imagination.
Sep 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay
Broader, Better Literary Conversations Broader, Better Literary Conversations
Literary conversations are not representative of the diversity of modern letters. We can and I will do better.
Sep 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay