Commentary

The Many Ivans

By Rowan Hisayo Buchanan September 14, 2017

Weiqing Yuan on being a Chinese street artist in Times Square

Arts & CultureWork & Money

Essay

Aughts

By Jasmine Dreame Wagner September 11, 2017

Recalling art, sex, and personal politics in the twenty-first century.

Arts & CultureUSA

Interview

Jeff VanderMeer: Life Apocalyptic

By Puloma Mukherjee August 7, 2017

The writer dubbed the “Weird Thoreau” on ecological fiction and the cult of climate-change denial.

Arts & CultureClimate & Environment

Review

When Loving New York Means Crying Over a Lunch Counter

By Eryn Loeb August 3, 2017

Jeremiah Moss's blog-turned-book stands as an impassioned work of advocacy on behalf of a city that’s slipping away.

AmericasArts & Culture

Report

Eating with the Enemy

By Lilly Lampe July 31, 2017

“Every American has a relationship with Iraq,” says artist Michael Rakowitz, the creator of Enemy Kitchen, “whether they like it or not.”

Arts & CultureConflict

Review

The Tangled World of Bodies

By Jenessa Abrams July 26, 2017

Danya Kukafka’s debut novel brings new depth to the tropes of the thriller

Arts & Culture

Interview

Mithkal Alzghair: Dancing Displacement

By Sara Elkamel July 25, 2017

The Syrian choreographer on his latest performance.

Arts & CultureMENAPolitics

Interview

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

By Dan Sheehan and Téa Obreht July 20, 2017

Téa Obreht and Dan Sheehan consider the finest on-camera smooches.

The Kiss Arts & CultureSex

Interview

William E. Jones: Urgency and Impermanence

By Jordan A. Rothacker July 19, 2017

Filmmaker, artist, and writer William E. Jones discusses his new film.

Arts & Culture

Essay

Video ad Absurdum

By John Washington July 5, 2017

How a collection of fifteen thousand Jerry Maguire VHS tapes reveals the ugly underbelly of the media-entertainment industry.

Arts & CultureUSA

Interview

Victoria Redel: The Lifelong Power of Female Friendships

By Annie DeWitt June 27, 2017

The writer on making hard choices, being raised by feminists, and her latest novel's newfound wisdom.

Arts & CultureFamily & RelationshipsGender