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Kill in the Name of AutoZone
Devin Thomas O’Shea reviews Patty Heyda’s “Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA.”
All Reviews
The Killing Floor
Brendan Boyle considers Jesse Armstrong’s “Mountainhead.”
Don’t Look Down
Grace Byron considers Lorde’s “Virgin” and the gauntlet we lay for our pop stars.
I Recognize That Assassin
Ryan Bedsaul writes on “The Phoenician Scheme” and Wes Anderson’s late style.
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.
Unveiling a Hidden Narrative
John G. Turner explores Molly Worthen’s “Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump.”
Storytelling as Reparative Act
Bernabé S. Mendoza examines Nnedi Okorafor’s “Death of the Author.”
Children Die, and Parents Go On Living
Jenessa Abrams reviews Yiyun Li’s “Things in Nature Merely Grow.”
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.”
I Became a Better Magician
Paul Thompson reviews Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal.”
Double Indemnity
Ted Barrow visits Lisa Jo’s exhibit “Ecology of Fear” at Gallery Wendi Norris.
But Is It Boring?
Andrew Stojkovich reviews Andreas Elpidorou’s “The Anatomy of Boredom.”
The Put-On
Jordan Brower considers the abjuring of depth undertaken by the Apple TV+ series “Severance.”
There Isn’t Going to Be Any Trouble
Jane Hayward reads two recent books on China’s post-Mao reform period.
Material, Girls
Annie Berke watches Celine Song’s new film “Materialists” and the Netflix show “With Love, Meghan.”
I Watch the Witch Burn
Reece Sisto reviews Jeff Weiss’s “Waiting for Britney Spears.”
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