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
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
Why You Can’t Buy Lydia Davis’s New Book on Amazon Why You Can’t Buy Lydia Davis’s New Book on Amazon
Our Strangers is more than a beguiling collection of short fiction: It represents a stand against what might be killing the book industry.
Sep 28, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Lily Meyer
Edward in Palestine Edward in Palestine
Reflections on Edward Said 20 years after his death.
Sep 27, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson
Can We Imagine Life Without Oil? Can We Imagine Life Without Oil?
Mobility, a novel by Lydia Kiesling, looks at the way fossil fuels defines life in public and private, shaping the very way we tell stories.
Sep 26, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jess Bergman
Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game Rupert Murdoch’s Final Con Game
Announcing his exit, the right-wing baron mixes public populism and private elitism.
Sep 25, 2023 / Jeet Heer
What Museum Guards See What Museum Guards See
A recent memoir by Patrick Bringley about his time working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art illustrates the intimate knowledge guards possess of the pieces they protect.
Sep 25, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Jann Wenner’s Blinkered Rock ’n’ Roll Revolution Jann Wenner’s Blinkered Rock ’n’ Roll Revolution
He built an empire on the foundations laid by Black musicians—but fails entirely to recognize that.
Sep 22, 2023 / Joan Walsh