Essays
Do You Actually Have to Finish That Novel?
A critic considers the strange moral pressure we feel to read to the very last page
Michel Chaouli
The Body I Couldn't Abstract
Motherhood reshaped how I see shame, art, and the female body
Megan O’Grady
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Essays
Memecoins, Monologues, and Sharpies
A diary of Trump’s inauguration week
James Surowiecki
January 24, 2025
In Search of Zabihollah Mansouri
Was Iran’s most famous translator secretly its most prolific author?
Amir Ahmadi Arian
December 10, 2024
In the Steps of Yvonne Rainer
What failing dance class taught me about writing
John Haskell
December 10, 2024
My Face
When I look in the bathroom mirror, I see my past and future selves
Melissa Febos
December 10, 2024
What Irony Makes Visible
Fifty years later, Stephen Shore's photographs reveal an impending crisis
Aaron Matz
December 10, 2024
Willem de Kooning’s Jacket
Can I be worthy of an inheritance from my hero?
Megan Craig
December 10, 2024