Milton Glaser, 1929–2020 Milton Glaser, 1929–2020
Luckily for The Nation, Milton’s first rule was “You can only work for people you like.”
Jul 10, 2020 / Victor Navasky
Not Catharsis but Vengeance: The Startling Fiction of Fernanda Melchor Not Catharsis but Vengeance: The Startling Fiction of Fernanda Melchor
Her novel Hurricane Season burrows into the circumstances of a small-town murder and what it says about a society that disregards femicide.
Jul 9, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Lucas Iberico Lozada
Why Has Society Failed to Integrate Grief Into Public Life? Why Has Society Failed to Integrate Grief Into Public Life?
We talked to Rachel Kauder Nalebuff about the politics of care, mourning, and her new book, Stages: On Dying, Working, and Feeling.
The Limits of Trans Representation as We Know It The Limits of Trans Representation as We Know It
We talked to director Sam Feder about Disclosure, which explores Hollywood’s history of gender nonconformity on screen.
Jul 7, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina
Donald Trump’s Many Pandemic Blunders Donald Trump’s Many Pandemic Blunders
Here’s a fun little game to help you unwind!
Jul 7, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Jenny Zhang’s Goo Aesthetics Jenny Zhang’s Goo Aesthetics
Her poems, fiction, and essays are visceral and tactile explorations of the body and immigrant identity.
Jul 6, 2020 / Ana Cecilia Alvarez
Jon Fosse’s Existential Doppelgängers Jon Fosse’s Existential Doppelgängers
In the Norwegian author’s hypnotic novel The Other Name, two men come face to face with the limits of art and life.
Jul 2, 2020 / Dustin Illingworth
How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful? How Did Police Unions Get So Powerful?
Police unions are on the defensive for perhaps the first time since their formation. It’s been a long time coming.
Jul 2, 2020 / Ross Barkan
Black Visibility Matters—and Not Just During Trauma Black Visibility Matters—and Not Just During Trauma
The recent increase in the representation and prominence of Black voices amid the nation’s racial uprising is bittersweet—and limiting.
Jul 2, 2020 / Ernest Owens
What Are Art Galleries For? What Are Art Galleries For?
Three artists on the future of the gallery system after Covid-19.
Jul 1, 2020 / Barry Schwabsky