Iman Mersal’s Lost Cairo Iman Mersal’s Lost Cairo
In Threshold, the poet revisits a city that transformed her and a generation of radical artists and intellectuals.
Oct 3, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Amir-Hussein Radjy
Schumer Drops Senatorial Dress Code Schumer Drops Senatorial Dress Code
Oct 3, 2023 / Column / Calvin Trillin
What Can We Learn From the History of Utopianism? What Can We Learn From the History of Utopianism?
In the desert of Saudi Arabia, between Jordan and the Red Sea, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is building a utopian eco-city called the Line, a cornerstone of the kingdom’s Visio…
Oct 3, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Emily Raboteau
The 9/11 Museum Is an Atrocity Exhibition The 9/11 Museum Is an Atrocity Exhibition
These New Yorkers want to transform the September 11 museum, but can it be anything other than a purveyor of War on Terror propaganda?
Oct 3, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman
The Ghosts of Lorrie Moore The Ghosts of Lorrie Moore
An enigmatic new novel retells a disorienting story about death, love, the Civil War, and everything in-between.
Oct 3, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Erin Somers
Liberties: A Magazine in Revolt Against the New Liberties: A Magazine in Revolt Against the New
Tolerance, rigor, open-mindedness, and a willingness to countenance doubt and contradiction apparently are all values the magazine champions in theory but tends to ignore in pract...
Oct 2, 2023 / Books & the Arts / David Klion
Teju Cole and the Forking Paths of Autofiction Teju Cole and the Forking Paths of Autofiction
In May, after months of negotiations, the Writers Guild of America announced a strike against the major Hollywood studios. Among the issues that the writers are concerned with is h…
Oct 2, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Tope Folarin
Naomi Klein’s Quest to Understand Her Double Naomi Klein’s Quest to Understand Her Double
In her new book, a case of mistaken identity reveals how life online and off has become more and more polarized.
Oct 2, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Laura Kipnis
Letters From the October 16/23, 2023, Issue Letters From the October 16/23, 2023, Issue
Island records… The West Wing… Corrections… Class grievances (web only)…
Sep 30, 2023 / Our Readers
50 Years Ago, My Family Fled Chile. This Year, I Returned. 50 Years Ago, My Family Fled Chile. This Year, I Returned.
I went to Chile for the anniversary of the 1973 coup to trace the country's painful history—and my own.
Sep 29, 2023 / Mara Marques Cavallaro