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Death on the Beach

Ed Burmila

September 25, 2019

With apologies to House of Sand and Fog, the single most depressing read in the English language is Nevil Shute’s 1957 Cold War classic On the Beach. A nuclear war has created a radioactive cloud slowly working its way around the planet that exterminates all human life it ...

When the Party’s Over

Hannah Gais

September 24, 2019

A tenth anniversary Tea Party rally shows a movement in decline

Angry Young Men

Nathan Goldman

September 23, 2019

Ben Lerner studies the wreckage of white masculinity.

Letter from Hong Kong

Jaime Chu

September 20, 2019

Reflections on a new normal

Striking a Blow

Kim Kelly

September 18, 2019

At GM, a wave of labor actions spills over into the manufacturing sector.

Different by Design

Rachel Hawley

September 17, 2019

America’s resurgent left charts its own visual course

Fresh Hell

The Baffler

September 13, 2019

Cloudy with a Chance of Climate Collapse

En Ef Fail

Ross Barkan

September 11, 2019

The NFL may just mark its decline from the moment Andrew Luck left the field.

Sharing Pain

Megan Marz

September 11, 2019

Anne Boyer’s outward-looking cancer memoir wrests disease away from the realm of the individual.

Get Out of the Van

Michael Friedrich

September 10, 2019

Some people choose the #vanlife. For others, it’s a last resort.

Fresh Hell

The Baffler

September 06, 2019

I Hope They Serve Beer at Amazon

Divining Comedy

Wen Stephenson

September 05, 2019

Set amid climate disaster, there's something strangely comedic about Amitav Ghosh's new novel.