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Colonization

Beyond Colonialism in a Sentimental Mood

Éric Vuillard’s new book punctures the curious French nostalgia for Indochina

December 4, 2023 • by Albert Nguyen

Empires tend to create a rosy picture of the past, conveniently ignoring the atrocities they inflicted. Vuillard avoids this trap, in a witty manner. ...

Beyond Colonialism in a Sentimental Mood

Activism

A Pioneering Palestinian Film Offers a Quantum of Solace

For those who question the capacity of rap to deliver powerful positive messages of social change, Slingshot Hip Hop supplies an answer

November 29, 2023 • by Zenzelé Soa-Clarke

Slingshot Hip Hop ends with a pan-Palestinian concert in the West Bank—minus the one rap group Israeli officers wouldn’t let exit Gaza. Even in their absence, the other groups maintain optimism: a belief that things can change, including people's minds. ...

A Pioneering Palestinian Film Offers a Quantum of Solace

Interviews

Helen Schulman in Conversation about Lucky Dogs

Her latest novel explores the nuances and paradoxes of the #MeToo movement ignited by the Harvey Weinstein case

November 14, 2023 • by Brianna Corley and Helen Schulman

Though Lucky Dogs examines both the #MeToo movement and the nature of civil war (between women, between cultures), Schulman is quick to add that Lucky Dogs is also meant to be funny—as in fact the author is herself....

Helen Schulman in Conversation about Lucky Dogs

Literature

Helen Schulman’s New Novel Is a Nail-Biter

Lucky Dogs offers a home for strays

November 13, 2023 • by Paloma Velasco

I was a nail-biter in high school. I stopped when I went to college, embarrassed by what now seemed like a childish lack of control. Last week, Helen Schulman’s new anxiety-inducing novel, Lucky Dogs, made me relapse....

Helen Schulman’s New Novel Is a Nail-Biter

Literature

The Hope and Humor of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Early Essays

A timely review of Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt: The War Years, 1939–1945

November 1, 2023 • by Helen Schulman

Helen Schulman's review explores Bashevis Singer's "Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt, The War Years, 1939-1945." The piece highlights Singer's poignant essays, written during World War II, offering a glimpse into his reactions to Nazi atrocities and the erosion of Yiddish culture, and drawing connections to the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ...

The Hope and Humor of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Early Essays

Literature

Avu Iz Mayn Shmok

An excerpt from Adam Mansbach’s hilarious new novel, The Golem of Brooklyn

November 1, 2023 • by Adam Mansbach

An excerpt from Adam Mansbach's new novel, "The Golem of Brooklyn," a hilarious take on an ancient Jewish folkloric tale....

Literature

First He Parks the Golem In Front of a Television

A conversation with Adam Mansbach about his latest novel, The Golem of Brooklyn

November 1, 2023 • by Adam Mansbach and Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

In a recent conversation at The New School, history professor Natalia Mehlman Petrzela chatted with writer Adam Mansbach about his new novel, The Golem of Brooklyn (One World, 2023), in which ancient Jewish folklore meets contemporary Brooklyn....

First He Parks the Golem In Front of a Television

Art & Design

Patience, the New Issue of Social Research

The New School journal introduces its latest issue

November 1, 2023 • by Social Research

The Fall 2023 issue of Social Research explores the meaning of patience, offers new insights into suffering, forbearance, divine authority, human queueing behavior, delayed gratification, savings behavior, and more....

Patience, the New Issue of Social Research

Art & Design

A Conversation with David Gissen about The Architecture of Disability

Rethinking a city from a disability perspective goes beyond installing curb cuts

October 25, 2023 • by Bella Okuya and David Gissen

In his latest book, Parsons Professor David Gissen presents a new take on the discussion of architecture and disability....

A Conversation with David Gissen about The Architecture of Disability

The Arts

Hope and Despair in the American Socialist Movements of the 1930s

Art for the Millions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

October 2, 2023 • by Mitchell Abidor

The MET's new exhibition, "Art for the Millions" shows the various ways that artists and left-wing organizations reacted to and inflected the social and political movements of the time. ...

Hope and Despair in the American Socialist Movements of the 1930s

Film & Performing Arts

Dark Matter: Oppenheimer’s American Sublime

Christopher Nolan limns the limits of what cinema can reveal

September 19, 2023 • by Jacob Walters

Nolan’s version of Oppenheimer fits right in: an aloof scientist tormented by the majesty of the unseen. ...

Dark Matter: Oppenheimer’s American Sublime

Film & Performing Arts

An Overlooked Film Gem from Malta

Why Luzzu represents more than simply one man’s struggle to fish

September 7, 2023 • by Stella Crouch

Luzzu gives viewers a chance to learn about Maltese culture and language through a compelling story. When Luzzu was released in Malta, audiences felt joy at watching a film in their language, starring actual Maltese people. ...