David Masciotra is the author of five books, including I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters (I.B. Tauris, 2020). He is a political columnist with Salon, and has also written for The Atlantic and The Washington Post.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
Stanley Crouch, Radical Pragmatist
The death of Stanley Crouch leaves America’s intellectual culture less interesting, less imaginative, and, above all else, less artful....
Patti Smith and Male Bias in Music Criticism
David Masciotra makes the case for a major critical reappraisal of Patti Smith....
Darkness on the Edge of America
Trump’s true aesthetic is not reality TV but the sad and lonely paintings of Edward Hopper....
Into the Noir Mystic: A Conversation about Injustice, Evil, and Redemption with James Lee Burke
JAMES LEE BURKE — the rare winner of two Edgar awards — belongs in the equally rare category of crime writers ...
