Culture

The Long Roots of Corporate Irresponsibility

The Long Roots of Corporate Irresponsibility The Long Roots of Corporate Irresponsibility

Nicholas Lemann’s history of 20th century corporations, Transaction Man, shows how an unrelenting faith in the market and profit doomed the American economy.

Mar 17, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein

The 2020 Election in the Time of Pandemic

The 2020 Election in the Time of Pandemic The 2020 Election in the Time of Pandemic

Moderates and Trump are working together to make sure we all die? That’s unity!

Mar 13, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Between Yourself and This Bygone Place

Between Yourself and This Bygone Place Between Yourself and This Bygone Place

On Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow, Diao Yinan’s The Wild Goose Lake, Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You, and other recent films.

Mar 13, 2020 / Stuart Klawans

We Need Multilingual Student Journalism

We Need Multilingual Student Journalism We Need Multilingual Student Journalism

How the news is presented should not hinder anyone from staying informed. As student journalists, we can make sure of that.

Mar 13, 2020 / StudentNation / Rebecca Duke Wiesenberg

Puzzle No. 3527

Puzzle No. 3527 Puzzle No. 3527

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Invest a bit of money in trade for wetland (5)  4 Prize in the direction of Harding? (4,5)  9 Conditions color poli…

Mar 12, 2020 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Bad Bunny Answers to No One

Bad Bunny Answers to No One Bad Bunny Answers to No One

YHLQMDLG isn’t perfect, but it’s evidence that the Puerto Rican artist’s short career so far is iconoclastic and uncompromising.

Mar 12, 2020 / Julyssa Lopez

Jessica Hagedorn Looks Back on the Legacy of ‘Dogeaters’

Jessica Hagedorn Looks Back on the Legacy of ‘Dogeaters’ Jessica Hagedorn Looks Back on the Legacy of ‘Dogeaters’

We talked to the author about the enduring influence of her now 30-year-old novel on life in Marcos-era Philippines.

Mar 11, 2020 / Q&A / Noah Flora

Banking on Bullshit

Banking on Bullshit Banking on Bullshit

Anastasia Nesvetailova and Ronen Palan’s recent book argues that the financial system is built on a system that incentivizes sabotage and cheating.

Mar 10, 2020 / Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein

Gary Indiana’s ‘Depraved Indifference’ Is the Best Diagnosis of Our Scam-Obsessed Times

Gary Indiana’s ‘Depraved Indifference’ Is the Best Diagnosis of Our Scam-Obsessed Times Gary Indiana’s ‘Depraved Indifference’ Is the Best Diagnosis of Our Scam-Obsessed Times

His recently republished novel examines how cons, narcissism, and commodity worship became national pastimes.

Mar 9, 2020 / Zoë Hu

Danez Smith Makes Room for the Messiness of Language

Danez Smith Makes Room for the Messiness of Language Danez Smith Makes Room for the Messiness of Language

We talked to Smith about their new poetry collection, Homie, and what it means to create poetic space for your community. 

Mar 5, 2020 / Q&A / Rosemarie Ho

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