Meditations in an Emergency
May 19, 2020
Worker writers take stock of a world reshaped by coronavirus.
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Gatsbys of Our Time
May 18, 2020
On Fitzgerald’s novel and eternal American myths.
Fresh Hell
May 15, 2020
Wish You Were Here!
Louis, Louis
Louis Vuitton’s clumsy attempt to make good.
An Asset Grows in Brooklyn
May 14, 2020
On New York’s efforts to quantify and exploit the “eco” dollars out of every living cedar, oak, ash, and pine.
A Pretty Penny
May 13, 2020
Two new novels set in contemporary East Asia look unsparingly at wealth and beauty.
Springtime for Empire
May 12, 2020
Noah Feldman’s history of the Arab Spring is willfully blind to American imperialism.
The Part About the Crimes
May 11, 2020
Fernanda Melchor's scorching novel of femicide.
Fresh Hell
May 08, 2020
Atheists Hate Me Because of This One Simple Trick
Fine Print
May 08, 2020
Writing about reading, outside of the publishing industry’s hype cycle.
The Pulitzer Problem
Another case of journalism's elites celebrating journalism's elites.
The Good Old Boy
Short fiction by Trevor Shikaze.