Ilhan Omar vs. the Outrage Machine Ilhan Omar vs. the Outrage Machine
No observation goes unpunished.
Apr 30, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Can Humanitarianism Address Inequality? Can Humanitarianism Address Inequality?
In his new book, French anthropologist Didier Fassin argues that if humanitarians are to save life they need to rethink the global structures that sustain it.
Apr 30, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins
At the Frontiers of Surveillance Capitalism At the Frontiers of Surveillance Capitalism
Silicon Valley firms don’t want to simply monitor your behavior; they plan to shape it, too.
Apr 30, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Katie Fitzpatrick
Claire Denis’s Fleshy Sci-Fi Film ‘High Life’ Is Shocking and Soothing Claire Denis’s Fleshy Sci-Fi Film ‘High Life’ Is Shocking and Soothing
Following a group of death-row inmates in a spaceship prison, the film dares to infuse light where it seems only darkness can prevail.
Apr 29, 2019 / Cassie da Costa
Comic Book Catharsis: A Q&A With Brian Fies on His Powerful Graphic Novel About California Wildfires Comic Book Catharsis: A Q&A With Brian Fies on His Powerful Graphic Novel About California Wildfires
His new memoir, A Fire Story, details what happened when the Tubbs Fire turned his and his neighbors’ lives upside down.
Apr 26, 2019 / Elena Goukassian
In the Maze of Love: Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee’s Intricate Tales of Romance In the Maze of Love: Hong Sang-soo and Kim Min-hee’s Intricate Tales of Romance
The partnership between the South Korean director and actress in recent years has led to an endlessly analyzable body of films about the darker sides of modern courtship.
Apr 26, 2019 / Kristen Yoonsoo Kim
Chronicling the Age of Hobsbawm: A Q&A With Historian Richard Evans Chronicling the Age of Hobsbawm: A Q&A With Historian Richard Evans
“The more I have read his writings, the more I have come to admire and respect him not just as an historian but as a person.”
Apr 26, 2019 / Sebastiaan Faber
Jon Snow Would Vote Against Brexit Jon Snow Would Vote Against Brexit
As in Game of Thrones, Brexit’s villains are extremists fixated on short-term personal gain at the expense of everyone else.
Apr 26, 2019 / Peter Biskind
Quelle Chris Upends How We Talk About Guns Quelle Chris Upends How We Talk About Guns
The Detroit rapper’s new album offers a panorama of gun culture that brims with disarming nuance and clarity.
Apr 25, 2019 / Stephen Kearse
Puzzle No. 3498 Puzzle No. 3498
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Eggs without salt for one possibly destined to be a queen (4) 3 Prince sat uneasily with hankering to hold gun (10…
Apr 25, 2019 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto