Nonfiction
The Body I Couldn't Abstract
Motherhood reshaped how I see shame, art, and the female body
Megan O’Grady
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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
My Rosary
A priest from my childhood was convicted of embezzlement. Years later, he still informs my faith.
Nicholas Russell
November 27, 2024
The Role of the Modern Writer
In his work for The Yale Review, Thomas Mann grappled with an artist’s relationship to society
Morten Høi Jensen
November 21, 2024
The Apostle of Love
How Thomas Mann discovered sensual education in The Magic Mountain
Merve Emre
November 20, 2024
Terry Allen’s "Cross the Razor"
How one artist started a conversation across the US-Mexico border
Brendan Greaves
October 24, 2024
A Lost Future for the Middle East
Religious pluralism was a possibility after the Ottoman Empire. European colonialism changed that.
Ussama Makdisi
October 22, 2024
Facing America’s Social Crisis
The United States is at a turning point in economic policy. What happens next is crucial.
Nicholas Mulder
October 22, 2024
History Is Repeating Itself in Ukraine
Cycles of nationalism have existed for centuries. What do they reveal?
Andreas Wimmer
October 22, 2024