James Baldwin and the Lost Giovanni’s Room Screenplay By Matt Giles In 1978, James Baldwin began working on a screenplay for Giovanni’s Room, his most beloved work. For the past forty years, though, the script has been shelved in a London flat.
This Month in Books: ‘When Will I Be a Winner?’ or, ‘Mr. President, I Have a Headache’ By Dana Snitzky In this month’s books newsletter, you’re going to get tired of winning.
The Post on Anti-Semitism I Never Thought I’d Write By Sari Botton Like many non-religious Jews of my generation, I naively assumed Nazism could never rise — and hurt us — again.
When Richard Nixon Declared War on the Media By Matt Giles Jim Acosta isn’t the first reporter to be barred from the White House—when Stuart Loory reported on the possibility that Richard Nixon was bilking taxpayers, he found himself on the president’s enemies list.
Remembering Ntozake Shange By Danielle Jackson The poet, novelist, and playwright Ntozake Shange died Saturday, October 27.
On Blackface, Bert Williams, and Excellence By Danielle Jackson A complicated racial anxiety rests at the heart of American entertainment.
“This Halloween is Something to Be Sure”: An Examination of Lou Reed’s New York By Matt Giles New York might be Lou Reed’s most politically active album, especially on tracks like “Halloween Parade,” which functions both as a dirge and call-to-action confronting societal torpidity.
Help Us Fund More Original Essays (and Great Art to Go with Them) By Sari Botton Member contributions help us to amplify diverse voices and give chances to new writers.
This Month In Books: “Once You Can See the Pattern” By Dana Snitzky A lot of what you’ll read in this month’s books newsletter is about things not seeming to be what they really are.
Why Are We Still Ignoring Lee Krasner? By Matt Giles Lee Krasner wasn’t just instrumental to the evolution of Jackson Pollock as an artist. Her influence extended across the Abstract-Expressionist movement.
Lady Gaga, Celeb Profiles, and the Third Remake of “A Star is Born” By Danielle Jackson Rachel Syme profiles Lady Gaga and dives deep into the mystique and mythology of “A Star is Born.”
Remembering G. Dep, the Rapper Who Confessed to a 17-Year Old Cold Case By Matt Giles Lil Wayne’s reimagining of G. Dep’s “Special Delivery” has thrust the ex-Bad Boy rapper back into the pop culture spotlight.
Did We Learn Nothing From the 2008 Crisis? By Matt Giles The continuation of the false narrative of what caused the 2008 financial collapse is alarming.
How I Fell In Love With Ranch Dressing By Matt Giles The complexities of the “American dressing” are subtle.
Eight Days in September, A Decade Later By Matt Giles Looking back at the weekend that nearly destroyed America’s economy.
Did We Learn From Anita Hill? By Danielle Tcholakian Or will Democrats sell out Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser, too?
This Month in Books: ‘Everything That We Are and Ever Have Been’ By Dana Snitzky This month’s books newsletter has a lot to say about identities — mistaken, misunderstood, transformed, false, false, fictional, or as anonymous as the op-ed.
Naomi Osaka Deserves to Have Her Moment By Mike Dang Much is being written about the contentious U.S. Open women’s final match, but this moment belongs to Naomi Osaka.
Michael, Aretha, Beyoncé, and the Black Press By Danielle Jackson The Black press has always been where Black artists could have their work spoken about with integrity.
This Month In Books: ‘Name the Very Specific Situation Around You’ By Dana Snitzky This month’s books newsletter has a lot to say about truth and lies, fact and fiction.
One Dollar a Word? That’ll Be $28,000 By Matt Giles Fresh off Watergate, Carl Bernstein next turned to expose the connection between the CIA and newspapers. For his efforts, he was paid $28,000. Inside one of publishing’s biggest boondoggles.
The Far Right’s Fight Against Race-Conscious School Admissions By Danielle Jackson Jeff Sessions and the Justice Department rescinded Obama-era policy documents that provided guidelines on affirmative action.
An Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reading List By Danielle Tcholakian The New York Times came under fire for asking, “Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?” A lot of outlets already knew.
This Month in Books: ‘What Used To Be Me Before the World Buried It’ By Dana Snitzky Everyone is feeling very alone in this month’s books newsletter.
Our Planet Still Has Secrets: Talking Tasmanian Tigers with Journalist Brooke Jarvis By Aaron Gilbreath Investigating the people who search for the extinct Tasmanian Tiger.
A Reading List for Reconsidering the Fourth of July in 2018 By Danielle Jackson How should we think about the Fourth of July in 2018?
On Mourning, Learning a More Sober Fandom, and Letting Go By Danielle Jackson The death of popular rapper XXXTentaction raises questions of ethical consumption.
