Archive

A Reply to “We Were Always Men” by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Tim Reid, Sr. pens a brief reply to Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s recent essay in "The New York Times."
Tim Reid, Sr.Apr 20, 2020
The Labor of Being Believed
What the Harvey Weinstein trial has to show us about men’s believability in the #MeToo era.
Sarah Banet-WeiserApr 19, 2020
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
The Provincial Reader
Sumana Roy reflects on the loss — or the proliferation — of the provincial reader.
Sumana RoyApr 19, 2020
Isolated Incidents: A Quarantine Diary
Rennie McDougall writes about how contagion spreads in the body and in the mind.
Rennie McDougallApr 19, 2020
Boccaccio's Decameron: Pandemic, Dread, and the Power of Stories, Part 1
Apr 19, 2020
Wonder and Distance: A Conversation with William Boyle
Steve Weddle talks to William Boyle about his new novel, “City of Margins.”
Steve WeddleApr 19, 2020
- Noir
The Body Keeps the Record: On Julian K. Jarboe’s “Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel”
The altered (and dynamic) body serves many purposes in Julian K. Jarboe’s “Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel.”
Sara RauchApr 18, 2020
- SF
Watchwomen
Paul Morton falls in love with “Return to Romance: The Strange Love Stories of Ogden Whitney,” recently released by New York Review Comics.
Paul MortonApr 18, 2020
- Comics
To Stop the Shrug: An Interview with Susannah Cahalan
Taylor Larsen talks to writer Susannah Cahalan about her new book, "The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission that Changed Our Understanding of Madness."
Taylor LarsenApr 18, 2020
- History
- Memoir & Essay
Eloy Fernández Porta and Christopher Heuer Discuss Into the White
Eloy Fernández Porta interviews Christopher Heuer about the mystery and anarchy of the poles, and his book "Into the White."
Christopher P. HeuerApr 18, 2020
Scratching the Surface: Handmade Cinema in the Digital Age
Holly Willis reviews a series of books on the rise of handmade cinema in the wake of digital technologies.
Holly WillisApr 17, 2020
- Film
Moral Convictions: An Interview with David S. Cohen and Carole Joffe
Eleanor Bader speaks to David S. Cohen and Carole Joffe, authors of “Obstacle Course: The Everyday Struggle to Get an Abortion in America.”
Eleanor J. BaderApr 17, 2020
- Politics
Free Money for Surfers: A Genealogy of the Idea of Universal Basic Income
How cash transfers became the default response to economic shocks.
Anton Jäger, Daniel ZamoraApr 17, 2020
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
The Couch and the Lamp
Emma LieberApr 17, 2020
New Grassroots Resistance People: Talking to Theda Skocpol and Caroline Tervo
Andy Fitch talks with Theda Skocpol and Caroline Tervo about polarization, effective organizing, and their book "Upending American Politics."
Andy FitchApr 17, 2020
Just Because You Played a Writer, Doesn’t Mean You Are One: A Conversation Between Savannah Knoop and Amy Scholder
Talking to Savannah Knoop about their work and their time as JT Leroy.
Amy ScholderApr 16, 2020