Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith is an arts and culture writer based in Australia. His writing has appeared in The Economist, The Atlantic, and the Washington Post. Nathan tweets @nathansmithr and maintains a website at nathanrsmith.co.

Sowing Wild Oates

Nathan Smith on the prolific Joyce Carol Oates's new essay collection, "Soul at the White Heat."...

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MEMOIR & ESSAY

The Philosophy of Ai Weiwei (From Andy Warhol and Back Again)

The exhibition "Andy Warhol/Ai Weiwei" is a provocative pairing of two seemingly disparate artists that reveals their underlying similarities....

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ART & ARCHITECTURE

POLITICS

Still Radical 25 Years On

The shock we experience reading Karen Finley’s "Shock Treatment" is, ironically enough, less than the shock its narrator is forced to endure....

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ART & ARCHITECTURE

They Shoot Old Film Stars on TV, Don’t They?

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TELEVISION

Feminist Artifacts: The Archive of Germaine Greer

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GENDER & SEXUALITY