Archive

Pilot Episode: On the Greatness of Kaley Cuoco
Philippa Snow writes in praise of Kaley Cuoco's stunning, elastic, fleet-footed performance in the HBO Max thriller The Flight Attendant.
Philippa SnowJan 26, 2021
- Television
Bangers: On Terry Southern’s “Blue Movie”
Charles Taylor considers Terry Southern's "Blue Movie," which Grove Press recently rereleased in a 50th-anniversary edition.
Charles TaylorJan 26, 2021
- Fiction
Endless Constellations: On “Women in Concrete Poetry 1959–1979”
Theadora Walsh reviews “Women in Concrete Poetry 1959–1979,” edited by Alex Balgiu and Mónica de la Torre.
Theadora WalshJan 25, 2021
The Disappointed
How the visionary pessimists Robert Stone and Nathanael West foresaw the Capitol insurrection.
Gerald HowardJan 25, 2021
- Fiction
- Politics
What If We Saved Ourselves?
Brian Lin maps out the terrain of racial struggle in the literary world.
Brian LinJan 25, 2021
Reading Havel in Hong Kong — and Arendt in Bangkok
Jeffrey Wasserstrom shares the Thai preface to his recent book "Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink."
Jeffrey WasserstromJan 25, 2021
Ep. 14: Blair Underwood - Confident, Casual, and Cool
Tori reunites with a great spirit, actor, producer, and an iconic esquire in television Blair Underwood.
Jan 24, 2021
Crisis as Freedom: Muhammad Iqbal and Walter Benjamin
What can two early-20th-century thinkers teach us about our pandemic “interregnum”?
Asad DandiaJan 24, 2021
- Around the World
- Philosophy & Religion
Free Speech and the Question of Race
Stephen Rohde looks at three recent books on the First Amendment.
Stephen RohdeJan 24, 2021
- Law
- Politics
Letter to the Editor: Clifford Thompson Responds to Joel Rhone
Clifford Thompson and Joel Rhone exchange letters to the editor in response to Rhone’s review of Thompson’s “What It Is.”
Clifford Thompson, Joel RhoneJan 24, 2021
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
This Unhallowed Ground
Winthrop Rodgers travels to Kurdistan’s historic battlefields and reflects on our relationship to these conflict zones.
Winthrop RodgersJan 24, 2021
Gilberto Perez and “The Imprint of Life” on the Cinema Screen
Eric Gudas thinks back on the impacts of his film mentor, Gilberto Perez.
Eric GudasJan 24, 2021
Gritty and Glittery
A juicy, jaunty book about Broadway in the 1990s.
Harrison HillJan 23, 2021
- Art & Architecture
- History
A PEN Petition in Defense of Alexei Navalny
Maria RybakovaJan 23, 2021
The Death of the Future: On Nnedi Okorafor’s “Remote Control”
Dan Friedman reviews Nnedi Okorafor’s new book, “Remote Control.”
Dan FriedmanJan 23, 2021
- SF
Unknown Cities: On Daniel Mendelsohn’s “Three Rings”
Jehanne Dubrow ponders "Three Rings," the new book by Daniel Mendelsohn.
Jehanne DubrowJan 23, 2021