Mark Twain’s Many Lives Mark Twain’s Many Lives
A new biography depicts the different sides of the American author.
Aug 11, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Adam Hochschild
Overpass Activism Overpass Activism
Visibility Brigade, Route 4, Paramus, NJ, July, 2025
Aug 6, 2025 / OppArt / Karen Guancione
The Cold and Forbidding Worlds of Cynthia Ozick The Cold and Forbidding Worlds of Cynthia Ozick
In a new career-spanning collection of shorter fiction and nonfiction, the past often looms larger for Ozick than the present.
Aug 6, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Hannah Gold
Trump Wants to Make the Confederacy Great Again Trump Wants to Make the Confederacy Great Again
The president is making a big push to rewrite the past in favor of some of America's top historical traitors, racists, and scumbags.
Aug 6, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
Magnus Hirschfeld’s Forgotten Revolution Magnus Hirschfeld’s Forgotten Revolution
The Weimar physician advocated for a more fluid understanding of sexuality and gender—a pioneering idea that was erased by the rise of Nazism.
Aug 5, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Lizzie Tribone
The Story of America Can Be Found on the Banks of the Rio Grande The Story of America Can Be Found on the Banks of the Rio Grande
Richard Parker’s love letter to El Paso, The Crossing, argues that the Texas city can illustrate the best and the worst of the nation’s history.
Aug 4, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Kyle Paoletta
Swamp King Swamp King
A billboard installed on the Fourth of July in Phoenix, Arizona.
Aug 1, 2025 / OppArt / Karen Fiorito