Can we salvage an egalitarian vision from the ruins of Labor Zionism?

Recollections of My Nonexistence is big on relatable feminist insights but skips the difficult questions.

The soul of conservative America just might be found in a cartoon about a gang of vulgar little boys.

Jenny Offill’s Weather captures the dread of a global catastrophe.

The Netflix documentary series is the next best thing to watching sports themselves.

A pristine, stripped-down aesthetic conceals the messy realities of society.

An investigation into the most toxic book of a toxic season.

All I wanna do is zoom-a-zoom-zoom-zoom.

A house podcast style holds back what is otherwise an extraordinary series.

Why do famous architects continue to work with corrupt authoritarians and pernicious corporations?

The subtlest way to undermine democracy is to fake it.

The Station Eleven author returns with another haunting novel.

The 1975 Spielberg flick captures the dread of facing an invisible enemy—and the incompetence of the politicians in charge.

The Hulu show is a drama of misplaced intentions, exploitation, and white fragility.

Sometimes fiction is stranger—and more revealing—than truth.

A new memoir reveals a family’s sacrifices and triumphs.

The Brooklyn Museum’s new show—now shuttered due to coronavirus fears—captures a time that has never felt so distant.

In the works of Camus and Thomas Mann, an outbreak reveals how dysfunctional society already was.

The new HBO show, adapted from Philip Roth’s novel, imagines life under a fascist president.

Deb Olin Unferth’s philosophical new novel tackles animal rights, industrial agriculture, and the fate of humanity.