I used a tool to reach… I used a tool to reach…
I used a tool to reach a tool I used to make a tool I used to make a metaphysics. The crows, those rocket scientists, those medieval scholars, were exhaustively doing and knowing t…
Jun 16, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Smith
Tough-Talking Trump Tough-Talking Trump
If he’s so tough, one asks, why did he hunker Inside that White House armor-plated bunker? With protests peaceful, why did it make sense To build a fence around the White House fen…
Jun 16, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Deep Roots of Our Housing Crisis The Deep Roots of Our Housing Crisis
By examining the history of housing inequality in San Francisco and California, Conor Dougherty makes a sobering case for how and why our politics and politicians have failed.
Jun 16, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rachel M. Cohen
The Right Is Scared of the Protests The Right Is Scared of the Protests
Defunding the police? Dethroning Confederate monuments? What’s next, a better tomorrow?
Jun 16, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
The Racist Roots of New Technology The Racist Roots of New Technology
From facial recognition to VR, Ruha Benjamin’s new book illuminates how cutting-edge tech reproduces inequalities.
Jun 15, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse
The Violence Didn’t Start With the Protests The Violence Didn’t Start With the Protests
Violence has been a constant throughout American history and is woven through countless American systems today.
Jun 12, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway
Gimmicks Might Be the Key to Understanding Capitalism Gimmicks Might Be the Key to Understanding Capitalism
Sianne Ngai’s Theory of the Gimmick continues her project of looking at how aesthetic categories shape labor, value, and everyday experience.
Jun 11, 2020 / Q&A / Jennifer Wilson
The Singular, Undeniably Unusual Life of Anna Kavan The Singular, Undeniably Unusual Life of Anna Kavan
Machines in the Head gives a glimpse into a writer whose work and career upended conventions around fiction, opioids, and biography.
Jun 10, 2020 / Audrey Wollen
Harry Dodge’s ‘My Meteorite’ Is Like a Wonderful Sculpture Harry Dodge’s ‘My Meteorite’ Is Like a Wonderful Sculpture
We spoke to the artist about his recent book, which is the latest installment in a long-standing investigation into materiality, love, and consciousness.
Jun 9, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina
One Week in Trump’s America One Week in Trump’s America
As protests erupt across the country, the president hides behind a big, beautiful wall.
Jun 9, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow