All Reviews

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  Viral Language

  Helena Aeberli looks for rizz in Adam Aleksic’s “Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language.”

  Helena AeberliJul 20

  • Cultural Studies

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  I AM LISTENING! SHUT UP!

  Grace Byron endures Ari Aster’s “Eddington.”

  Grace ByronJul 19

  • Film

  • Politics

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  It Is Civil War

  Conor Williams on the legacy and continued relevance of the activist art collective Gran Fury.

  Conor WilliamsJul 18

  • Art & Architecture

  • Politics

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  Kill in the Name of AutoZone

  Devin Thomas O’Shea reviews Patty Heyda’s “Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA.”

  Devin Thomas O’SheaJul 17

  • Politics

  • History

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  The Killing Floor

  Brendan Boyle considers Jesse Armstrong’s “Mountainhead.”

  Brendan BoyleJul 14

  • Film

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  Don’t Look Down

  Grace Byron considers Lorde’s “Virgin” and the gauntlet we lay for our pop stars.

  Grace ByronJul 14

  • Music

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  I Recognize That Assassin

  Ryan Bedsaul writes on “The Phoenician Scheme” and Wes Anderson’s late style.

  Ryan BedsaulJul 12

  • Film

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  The Private Fiefdom as Planetary Project

  Raymond Craib reviews five new books to show that we ignore “Freedom Cities” and proprietary states at our peril.

  Raymond CraibJul 11

  • Science & Technology

  • Politics

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  Unveiling a Hidden Narrative

  John G. Turner explores Molly Worthen’s “Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump.”

  John G. TurnerJul 7

  • History

  • Philosophy & Religion

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  Storytelling as Reparative Act

  Bernabé S. Mendoza examines Nnedi Okorafor’s “Death of the Author.”

  Bernabé S. MendozaJul 6

  • SF

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  Children Die, and Parents Go On Living

  Jenessa Abrams reviews Yiyun Li’s “Things in Nature Merely Grow.”

  Jenessa AbramsJul 5

  • Memoir & Essay

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  From Democracy to “Safety”

  Kristen R. Ghodsee considers the anti-communist contexts that birthed the alt-right, in a review of Quinn Slobodian’s new book “Hayek’s Bastards.”

  Kristen R. GhodseeJul 3

  • Politics

  • History

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  I Became a Better Magician

  Paul Thompson reviews Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal.”

  Paul ThompsonJul 2

  • Television

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  Double Indemnity

  Ted Barrow visits Lisa Jo’s exhibit “Ecology of Fear” at Gallery Wendi Norris.

  Ted BarrowJul 2

  • Art & Architecture

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  But Is It Boring?

  Andrew Stojkovich reviews Andreas Elpidorou’s “The Anatomy of Boredom.”

  Andrew StojkovichJul 1

  • Philosophy & Religion

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  The Put-On

  Jordan Brower considers the abjuring of depth undertaken by the Apple TV+ series “Severance.”

  Jordan BrowerJun 30

  • Television

  • Film