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Faux-Pas at MOMA

Raad Rahman

January 16, 2018

I lined up at MOMA for a close-up view of how the brutal business of global garment-making was to be cleaned up for aesthetic presentation.

Slim Returns

Stephen Kearse

January 02, 2018

Given its emphasis on revenge, any real differences between Eminem’s music and a CNN-bashing Trump tweet are razor-thin.

Never Get off the Boat

Brendan C. Byrne

December 20, 2017

Even if seasteading isn’t just a floating pyramid scheme, it has tied itself to a dangerous political aim.

Paradise Tossed

Jessa Crispin

November 30, 2017

Stephen Greenblatt’s new book blames everything on Adam and Eve, but not in a religious way.

Panic in Textopolis

Nathaniel Friedman

November 22, 2017

Roundly criticized, yet supposedly anodyne, "The Emoji Movie" is a capitalist trojan horse for the grade school set.

The Professional Friends of YouTube

Kaila Philo

November 21, 2017

The new generation of YouTube stars has unwittingly created a solipsistic bubble of political weirdness.

Phony War, Phony Peace

Ryan Ruby

November 21, 2017

Julien Gracq's "Balcony in the Forest" (1958) wonders whether we see too many futures at once.

The Trash of the System

Dan Duray

November 20, 2017

Is the art world total bullshit? Two new films offer an enthusiastic, "Yes!"

The Miseducation of Lady Bird

Lauren Oyler

November 15, 2017

Greta Gerwig's much-praised "Lady Bird" puts us all in a teenage wasteland.

Signs and Blunders

Judy Berman

November 08, 2017

Martin McDonagh's "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" finds moral complexity where it needed moral certitude.

Maneka’s Punk Pulpit

G’Ra Asim

November 02, 2017

Devin McKnight's new project asks if a racial slur can ever be weaponized to redistributive ends.

Juggalos, Nevertheless Persisting

Hannah Gais

October 26, 2017

It’s easy to see how the far-left became enamored with juggalos.