Nomadland follows in the tradition of The Grapes of Wrath.
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Unpregnant: Abortion Infomercial as Chick Flick
Evil pro-lifers, warm-hearted gal pals, kindly Planned Parenthood workers … One character is missing: the baby.
Easy on the Ears
There is a difference between hearing something and actually listening to it, and Twenty Thousand Hertz’s Dallas Taylor understands this.
The Curious Case of ‘Havana Syndrome’
A new book argues that a stress reaction, not a sonic weapon, caused the mysterious symptoms experienced by American diplomats
In Defense of Pen Names
The effect will be to allow the vast majority of our society to share thoughts freely and publicly, just as
Trafalgar Square’s Hideous Sculpture
About the Fourth Plinth program in London’s Trafalgar Square: Beauty will save the world — and ugliness will ruin it.
Torture Porn for Highbrows
Even in a Holocaust-adjacent movie, what’s the point of ramming home the same point in a hundred sickening ways?
The Dishonest and Irresponsible Wasp Network
The movie, streaming on Netflix, attempts to rewrite history, taking sides with the Cuban regime against the Cuban people and
A Tour of the Capitol Rotunda Paintings for the Fourth of July
On this holiday celebrating our beginnings, today’s raging, bored, and bossy mob may need a dose of history paintings.
What The Plot Against America Gets Wrong
The new series by David Simon and Ed Burns is beautifully shot and acted, but its message of looming totalitarianism
20 Years, 40 Seasons — Survivor Has Earned Its Name
Competing in the ultimate physical, social, and mental challenge, contestants demonstrate how much excellence human beings are capable of.
How the Identity of the American Southwest Was Forged
In A Land Apart, Flannery Burke explores a distinctive region that is an integral part of our nation.
The Makings of Modern Madness
A history of hysteria and syphilis reveals how the separation of neurology and psychiatry has complicated our understanding of mental
John Wayne: The Hero We Need Now
He survived the crash of 1929 by working from dawn to dusk, always loving America and defending its founding principles.
The Glory of Spain: A Treasure Trove That Tells a Story
Houston’s MFA and NY’s Hispanic Society offer Velázquez honchos, Goya’s hot-tamale Duchess, and Sorolla en la playa.
Plague Art, to Rivet, Horrify, or Heal
Napoléon visits plague victims (and does not social distance), skeletons dance, an archangel intervenes.
An Exhilarating Tale of European Auto Racing on the Eve of World War II
Neal Bascomb’s account of the improbable victory of René Dreyfus over Nazi Germany’s elite racing team has speed, depth, and
Isaac Asimov’s Comforting Technocratic Fable
The sci-fi great’s Foundation novels are an unrealistic depiction of free will, civilization, and crisis management.
Duchamp vs. the Dingbats
If he were around today, he’d be mocking today’s pieties, not joining the chorus. A new documentary about him misses
Reclaiming the ‘F Word’
A new book traces the history of American feminism and how it became entangled with the abortion-rights movement.
Zombies in the Age of COVID-19
The zombie can represent anything, or nothing—and that may be the source of its pop-culture durability.