Olivia Laing’s Banal Avant-Garde Olivia Laing’s Banal Avant-Garde
In a recent essay collection, Funny Weather, the British writer reveals the limits of her critical method.
Dec 3, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Dilara O’Neil
Susan Taubes’s ‘Divorcing’ Asks: How Far Can the Novel Take You? Susan Taubes’s ‘Divorcing’ Asks: How Far Can the Novel Take You?
The sole book she released during her life was a work of ahead of its time in terms of style, irreverence, and experimentation.
Dec 2, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard
9 Months Into Touch-Free Living, What Shall We Birth? 9 Months Into Touch-Free Living, What Shall We Birth?
“Thanks Forgiving,” a poem.
Dec 2, 2020 / Verandah Porche
John Wilson’s Magically Poignant Urban Histories John Wilson’s Magically Poignant Urban Histories
His documentary series for HBO is a head-spinning interrogation of the chaos of New York City life.
Dec 1, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
The Coup That Never Happened The Coup That Never Happened
Oh, you thought there would be a coup just because the president repeatedly said there would be?
Dec 1, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Letters From the December 14/21, 2020, Issue Letters From the December 14/21, 2020, Issue
Moneyball… Roe reversal… Remembering Steve…
Dec 1, 2020 / Our Readers
Rhyme Rhyme
Body, teach my mind to age. Rage has taught me nothing. Pain has taught me only to rage at pain. Blame has taught me nothing. But I still blame. Here lies one taken in their prime.
Dec 1, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Mario Chard
Pronoun Study Pronoun Study
They paid them to cut their olive trees down. You paid them to cut their olive trees down. We paid them to cut their olive trees down. They paid you to cut your olive trees down. W…
Dec 1, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Ari Banias
The Long Roots of Endless War The Long Roots of Endless War
A new history shows how the glut of US military bases abroad has led to a constant state of military conflict.
Nov 30, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr