Percival Everett and the Reinvention of Mark Twain’s Jim
In a new novel, Percival Everett offers a radically different perspective on the classic story “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Everett tells the story of Jim, who is escaping slavery; he calls ...
26 Maalis 202419min
Trump’s Authoritarian Pronouncements Recall a Dark History
In 2016, before most people imagined that Donald Trump would become a serious contender for the Presidency, the New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik wrote about what he later called the “F-word”: fasci...
22 Maalis 202429min
March Madness 2024: College Basketball at a Crossroads
As this year’s annual March Madness tournament kicks off, there’s a sense of malaise around men’s college basketball. The advent of the transfer portal is partly to blame, and the trend of top talents...
19 Maalis 202415min
Judith Butler Can’t “Take Credit or Blame” for Gender Furor
A legal assault on trans rights by conservative groups and the Republican Party is escalating, the journalist Erin Reed reports, with nearly five hundred bills introduced across the country so far th...
15 Maalis 202434min
In “Great Expectations,” Vinson Cunningham Watches Barack Obama’s Rise Up Close
Like most Americans, Vinson Cunningham first became aware of Barack Obama in 2004, when he gave a breakout speech at the Democratic National Convention. “Very good posture, that guy,” Cunningham noted...
12 Maalis 202419min
Bradley Cooper Contends for Best Actor in “Maestro”
“Maestro,” about the legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, is nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, as well as Best Actor for Bradley Cooper—who is not only the fil...
8 Maalis 202430min
What Biden Is Thinking About the 2024 Election
Despite hand-wringing among Democrats about Joe Biden’s age and his discouraging poll numbers, the President’s campaign for reëlection displays an “ostentatious level of serenity,” Evan Osnos says abo...
2 Maalis 202422min
Kara Swisher on Tech Billionaires: “I Don’t Think They Like People”
Kara Swisher landed on the tech beat as a young reporter at the Washington Post decades ago. She would stare at the teletype machine at the entrance and wonder why this antique sat there when it could...
1 Maalis 202427min
