Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star. Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star.
The 66-year-old wants to use Black art to transform Compton.
Sep 7, 2021 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill
Animal Dewormer as Covid Preventative Animal Dewormer as Covid Preventative
Joe Maga heard the anti-vaxxers say Dewormer, not the vaccine, kills those germs. Joe Maga died of Covid. Joe is gone. His body, though, remains quite free of worms.
Sep 7, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
In the Shadow of 9/11 In the Shadow of 9/11
Did the War on Terror put our democracy at risk—or reveal its flaws?
Sep 7, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn
How Do You Tell the Story of a Fire? How Do You Tell the Story of a Fire?
A conversation with reporter Lizzie Johnson about the aftermath of wildfires and the human cost of neglected infrastructure.
Sep 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Emma Hager
The Rhetoric of Pop Psychology The Rhetoric of Pop Psychology
Jesse Singal’s takedown of trendy science aimed at fixing human behavior in The Quick Fix reveals the limits of a certain strand of journalism.
Aug 31, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon
The Appeal of Ordinary Millennial Experience The Appeal of Ordinary Millennial Experience
Rainesford Stauffer proposes a different way to understand a generation defined by precarity and overwork.
Aug 31, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Mary Retta
Can We Live Without Twitter? Can We Live Without Twitter?
The platform has become an important space for political conversations; it is also run by a for-profit private enterprise and full of cruel trolling. Is there a way to have the goo...
Aug 30, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Bessner
Jackie Wang’s Dream Poetics Jackie Wang’s Dream Poetics
Her poetry and essays explore the personal, aesthetic, and political possibilities of dreaming.
Aug 26, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Thea Ballard
How Capitalism Has Made the World Sick How Capitalism Has Made the World Sick
Rupa Marya and Raj Patel’s Inflamed argues that the human cost of our economic system is a key to understanding the health of the world.
Aug 25, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jones