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The Feminism of Resilience: Shirin Neshat at the Hirshhorn
The exhibition "Facing History: Shirin Neshat" provokes a more complex conversation about Iran and the United States than has been possible in decades past.
All Essays
Hard Feelings — Inside Out, Silicon Valley, and Why Technologizing Emotion and Memory Is a Dangerous Idea
"Inside Out" represents a potentially dangerous line of thinking.
Football’s Cancer
Exploitative Labor in America's Favorite Sport
My Story, Mystery: A Letter to Hild of Whitby
A letter to one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages: Hilda of Whitby.
The Achievement of “Young Men and Fire”
What took Norman Maclean so long to write "Young Men and Fire"?
Writing in Cafés: A Personal History
Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft on writing in cafés.
The View from Bodrum
Herodotus would have had much to say about both the events that led to the tragic death of Aylan Kurdi, and the way it has been treated in the media.
The Power of Knightmares
Remove the fantastic superhero elements and the high-concept action scenes, and what is left with The Dark Knight Trilogy is a surprisingly complex exploration of the nature of war, justice, and authority in the postmodern era — an extended allegory of America and American leadership during the War on Terror.
Mr. Robot: Season 1
Original Programming: On "Mr. Robot"
Night Cycle
The chaotic and uncontrollable parts of Los Angeles that make it such a challenging city during the day fade away as the city falls asleep.
Me, Myself, and Hitler
Karl Ove Knausgaard cautiously observed a year after the Utøya massacre that Breivik and Hitler both shared characteristics of the true fanatic.
Silent Room
The search for a silent room of one's own.
A Reporter at Wit’s End: The Firebombing of Japan, “The New Yorker,” and St. Clair McKelway
"The New Yorker" editors were delighted to find they had a reporter working, living, and relaxing with the commanders and the bomber crews destroying Japan.
Failures of Nerve: “While We’re Young” and “The Overnight”
Marriage isn't just for two people anymore: on "While We're Young" and "The Overnight."
The Heady June Joys of Indie Publishing
Indie presses are a reliable bet for finding literature that is honest, considered, discerning, and, most of all, original.
Entertaining Mr. Lambert
Hollywood of the 1950s, as Gavin Lambert was to discover on his arrival, was marked by secrecy and deceit.
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