The Weight and Power of Kiese Laymon’s ‘Heavy’ The Weight and Power of Kiese Laymon’s ‘Heavy’
His memoir is an affecting chronicle of both hope and despair in the American South.
Feb 7, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen
How Did the Constitution Become America’s Authoritative Text? How Did the Constitution Become America’s Authoritative Text?
A new history of the early American republic recasts the origins of originalism and how the Constitution gained its “fixed” status.
Feb 7, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Karen J. Greenberg
The Making of Our Polluted Age The Making of Our Polluted Age
Three new books examine how the rise of coal, oil, and gas has permanently remade our world.
Feb 6, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Bill McKibben
The Climate Wall: Q&A With Todd Miller The Climate Wall: Q&A With Todd Miller
There is an inextricable link between border militarization and climate change.
Feb 6, 2019 / Q&A / Will Meyer
Can Stoicism Make Us Happy? Can Stoicism Make Us Happy?
A recent book from the philosopher Massimo Pigliucci attempts to recast ancient Greek philosophy as self-help.
Feb 5, 2019 / Carlos Fraenkel
Only One Billionaire is Strong Enough to Save Us Only One Billionaire is Strong Enough to Save Us
His Powers of Risk Assessment Are Too Great to Behold.
Feb 5, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Where Does Art Belong? Where Does Art Belong?
A trio of recent shows—from Hilma af Klint, Warhol, and Bruce Nauman—propose radically different answers to that question.
Feb 4, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Leikeli47 Is Hip-Hop’s Most Stylish Rebel Leikeli47 Is Hip-Hop’s Most Stylish Rebel
On her new album Acrylic, the masked rapper gleefully subverts the genre’s power structures.
Feb 1, 2019 / Samantha Schuyler
‘Maid’ Offers a Striking Portrait of Single-Working-Motherhood ‘Maid’ Offers a Striking Portrait of Single-Working-Motherhood
Stephanie Land’s memoir is an intimate look at the day-to-day reality of poverty in the United States.
Jan 31, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Ann-Derrick Gaillot
The Dark Side of the Cult of Ruth Bader Ginsburg The Dark Side of the Cult of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Justice Ginsburg is an essential voice on the Supreme Court— but portraying her as a dissenter obscures the work of more radical women of color.
Jan 30, 2019 / Mari Uyehara