Storm in a Teacup
July 16, 2020
On tea, colonial trade, and the origins of capitalism in India and China.
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The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Chaturbator
July 15, 2020
On two books that examine the world of purchased intimacy via the internet.
What Women Want
July 14, 2020
Two new novels probe the dangers of desiring more than your lot.
Texas Plagues
July 13, 2020
During the pandemic, Texas Republicans have fought against expanded voting by mail.
Fresh Hell
July 10, 2020
“We strongly believe that we can open safely and responsibly.”
Not Your Server
Talking “inclusion” in Silicon Valley while facing charges of preserving caste bias.
Soldier of Fortune
July 09, 2020
The private wars of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.
Fool’s Gold
July 08, 2020
In Spike Lee's latest, black vets return to Vietnam.
Waste Away
July 07, 2020
Notes on Beirut’s broken sewage system.
From Ellen Degeneres’s Most Distressing Guest to Equally Distressing Insta-star: The Rise and Rise of a Young Gorgon
Short fiction by Lily Watson.
Tear Down This Statue
July 06, 2020
The strange career of Roger Sherman—the “Great Compromiser.”
Fresh Hell
July 03, 2020
End of the World (And I Feel Fine)