The Liberation of Fiona Apple The Liberation of Fiona Apple
Her first album in eight years, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, is exquisite.
Apr 17, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rumaan Alam
Ghost Stories From Our Coming Tech Dystopia Ghost Stories From Our Coming Tech Dystopia
Mary South’s You Will Never Be Forgotten is set in a world that blends yesterday’s tech-induced indignities with those on the horizon.
Apr 16, 2020 / Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard
Describing Trump Strains the Imagination Describing Trump Strains the Imagination
Accurately reporting on the White House requires the kind of language that journalists do not generally allow themselves.
Apr 16, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas
The genre that propelled Jackie Chan and Chow Yun Fat to stardom has been tainted by real-life police brutality during protests.
Apr 16, 2020 / Jaime Chu
John Prine Taught Us New Ways to Listen John Prine Taught Us New Ways to Listen
His songs were like intimate correspondences with his audience—revealing things about everyday life that get missed.
Apr 15, 2020 / no-paywall / Shuja Haider
One of the 20th Century’s Great Novels of Dislocation One of the 20th Century’s Great Novels of Dislocation
Lojze Kovačič’s Newcomers is a sprawling WWII-set bildungsroman filled with anger, wonder, loathing, and shame.
Apr 14, 2020 / Dustin Illingworth
Amazing Grace and Courage Amid the Plague Amazing Grace and Courage Amid the Plague
But also racism and xenophobia, as Trump sows ever more chaos and hatred in his bid to win reelection.
Apr 14, 2020 / no-paywall / Sasha Abramsky
Republicans Need to Take This Pandemic Seriously Republicans Need to Take This Pandemic Seriously
Responsible public health measures? Probably a liberal hoax.
Apr 14, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
JFK, Bob Dylan, and the Death of the American Dream JFK, Bob Dylan, and the Death of the American Dream
How Dylan’s new song, “Murder Most Foul,” speaks to my generation and pierces our collective soul.
Apr 13, 2020 / Tim Shorrock