‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Is a Queer Soap Opera and There’s Nothing Wrong With That ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Is a Queer Soap Opera and There’s Nothing Wrong With That
Talking, laughing, loving, breathing, fighting, fucking, crying, drinking—but not much in terms of politics.
Feb 12, 2020 / Naomi Gordon-Loebl
The Vote to Acquit Trump The Vote to Acquit Trump
He lies about how much he owns. But one thing’s true, and very scary: The US Senate has become His wholly owned subsidiary.
Feb 11, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letters From the February 24, 2020, Issue Letters From the February 24, 2020, Issue
Competing theories… A serious misconception (web only)…
Feb 11, 2020 / Our Readers and Gabriel Winant
Family Portrait With Enchiladas and a Movie Family Portrait With Enchiladas and a Movie
Picture this: my heart as thick orange as manteca as we turn on Twister for what has to be the sixteenth time since 1996, and my parents are tired of it now, but I really be…
Feb 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Analicia Sotelo
A Driftless Son A Driftless Son
It came to me to sell the family farm, shift its failures to a man who planned to occupy the place for recreation, to hunt the deer that spook and shadow in the pines, …
Feb 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Mark Wunderlich
Who Gets to Be British? Who Gets to Be British?
In Imperial Intimacies, Hazel Carby offers her readers a personal and often heartbreaking history of British empire and identity.
Feb 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Gaiutra Bahadur
The ‘Parasite’ Oscar Sweep Is a Triumph for South Korean Culture The ‘Parasite’ Oscar Sweep Is a Triumph for South Korean Culture
Bong Joon-ho’s film about the gap between rich and poor challenges English-language dominance in the industry.
Feb 10, 2020 / Tim Shorrock
The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left
A new book asks why the left fell out of love with Zionism, but what it reveals is why liberal Zionists fell out of love with the left.
Feb 10, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Leifer
The Center Is a Decaying Piece of Real Estate The Center Is a Decaying Piece of Real Estate
And Bernie Sanders is the only candidate not clinging to it.
Feb 10, 2020 / Column / Shuja Haider