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I am safe. I am here! I’ve survived the shooting, bombing, hurricane, flood of numbers streaming across a screen in Silicon Valley where some kid codes We are safe. All’s well, we…
Aug 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Shara Lessley
The Love Poems of Virginia The Love Poems of Virginia
Now the love poems that aren’t about being devoured Are about being executed. One can see the naturalness Of the line, how it extends, how it was thought Into the holes of the futu…
Aug 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Scott Challener
How Did the Internet Get So Bad? How Did the Internet Get So Bad?
Joanne McNeil’s Lurking, an account of the last 30 years of online life, reminds us the Internet didn't have to become what it is today.
Aug 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Lisa Borst
‘Coronavirus Is a Hoax’ and Other Fantasies ‘Coronavirus Is a Hoax’ and Other Fantasies
Coronavirus is a conspiracy. Masks are a conspiracy. Mail-in voting is a conspiracy. Seeing a pattern here?
Aug 11, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Julian Bond’s Life in Protest and Politics Julian Bond’s Life in Protest and Politics
A new collection of essays demonstrates how the civil rights icon’s thinking evolved amid the upheavals of the 20th century.
Aug 10, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II
Could Wonder Woman Save Us From Covid-19? Could Wonder Woman Save Us From Covid-19?
Our leaders are as bad as any comic book villain. But even they might be no match for Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth—or Spider-man’s web shooters or Shuri’s brain.
Aug 10, 2020 / Elie Mystal
For Ottessa Moshfegh, Novel Writing Is a Spiritual Experience For Ottessa Moshfegh, Novel Writing Is a Spiritual Experience
We talked to the writer about how she composes her books and how she gets into the minds of her characters.
Aug 6, 2020 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho
No Matter Who Biden Chooses as VP, It Will Be a Bittersweet Win for Women No Matter Who Biden Chooses as VP, It Will Be a Bittersweet Win for Women
By the end of Biden’s VP vetting, it seemed the 11th commandment of women’s politics is “Thou shalt never be just right.”
Aug 6, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Arca’s Rebellion Against Music and Life Arca’s Rebellion Against Music and Life
How the experimental artist made one of the year’s most defiant pop records.
Aug 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez