Kyle Chayka

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Mark McGurl’s new book defines a frightening new era of literature, honed to Jeff Bezos’s algorithm.

It’s easy to hate the internet. Patricia Lockwood is the rare writer who delights in its chaos.

Four writers reflect on the legacy of Janet Malcolm, who died this week at 86.

The legacy of Donald Judd in a time of quarantine

Kate Zambreno’s novel “Drifts” brilliantly evokes a hazy state of self-isolation.

Jerry Saltz’s new book markets an instagram-friendly version of creativity.

The reality show’s new season requires complete immersion.

How a media mogul defined class and invented the modern magazine

A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art depicts self-indulgence amid the disorder of a decaying world.

Three new makeover shows hover on the border of entertainment and economic survivalism.

The ethos of Silicon Valley—scalability, homogeneity, and a subtle exclusivity—has crept into the clothes people wear.

From architect to tastemaker, Bjarke Ingels is designing the future.

Can Monocle's globalist chic survive in an age of populism?

Drone technology has birthed a new way of seeing ourselves and the world—and enabled us to surveil anyone or anything, without any legal process.

A defense of online intimacy