Books & the Arts
Lorde Grows Up
In her new album, Lorde captures a generation struggling for independence.
Steph BurtA Pitiless Heist Movie
The one thing you can’t do is look away from Benny and Josh Safdie’s acidly titled Good Time.
Stuart KlawansThe Uncanny World of Deborah Levy
The English novelist is a connoisseur of domestic disturbances.
Becca RothfeldFrom the Magazine
The Two Andrew Jacksons
Jacksonian democracy may have been liberating for some, but it was repressive for many others.
Michael Kazin
George McGovern’s Alternative Path for the Democratic Party
His populism and internationalism provide an excellent foundation for a badly needed new approach by the American left.
Ryan Cooper
The Impending Crisis
Omar El-Akkad’s debut novel imagines a future America riven by civil war.
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History & Politics
The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin
Progressive politics once thrived in the state, and the need for it still exists.
Sarah Jones
Martin Luther’s Revolution
The Protestant Reformation transformed not just Christianity but also our political and economic worlds.
Elizabeth Bruenig
A Billionaires’ Republic
American democracy has always been threatened by concentrations of wealth as much as those of power.
Jedediah PurdyPoetry
Czesław Miłosz’s Space Travels
Having spent four decades in exile, the Polish poet discovered a homeland in his writing.
Steph BurtWhen Czesław Miłosz was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in October of 1980, not a few readers believed the prize had somehow been awarded to Poland, the country. Many more believed the Nobel committee had chosen to honor Solidarity, the Polish trade union, for its resistance to Soviet control.… Continue Reading >
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Art
Do Something With It
The ambiguous sculptures of Melvin Edwards and Rachel Harrison.
Barry SchwabskyMelvin Edwards is one of those artists who keep getting noticed for having been overlooked. Even back in the 1980s, when Edwards was in his 50s, he was already going through the “Congratulations on being discovered… again!” stage. Here in New York, he’s been a regular at museums and nonprofit… Continue Reading >
Music
Mal Waldron’s Ecstatic Minimalism
The jazz pianist’s style was simple, but the themes that gave shape to his music were not.
Adam Shatz
The Poetics of Jazz
A new book presents an alternative aesthetic history of jazz—and is also a challenge to all music critics.
David B. Hobbs
Nation Voices
Poems
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Late Afternoon
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Anxiety
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That It Might Save, or Drown Them
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February 2, 2017
Blue Wash on Linen Canvas, Believed Unfinished
Carl Phillips
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