Los Angeles's Ruskin Art Club celebrates its 130th anniversary this month.
What a Girl Wants?: On Assassination Nation
Zoe Dubno reviews "Assassination Nation," a "miasma of gore, teen ass, and fake-woke political thought."
Brett Kavanaugh and the Politics of Memory
Nicholas Miriello on Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation: "those who’ve been privileged to forget will continue to outweigh those who’ve long been carrying the burden to remember."
Art Inside: Painted Windows
For her Art Inside series, Annie Buckley reflects on the Arts Facilitator Training, a program for incarcerated individuals to lead classes for their peers.
Knausgaard and War and Peace
Bob Blaisdell struggles with Tolstoy and Knausgaard.
In Defense of Sierra Burgess
Despite criticisms, Marlena Trafas argues that “Sierra Burgess is a Loser” portrays deep truths about plus-size teenage insecurity.
Conversationalness: Talking to Ezra Klein
Andy Fitch interviews Ezra Klein, the editor-at-large and founder of Vox, and host of the podcast The Ezra Klein Show.
Athletic Activism: On Howard Bryant’s The Heritage
Beverly Glass reviews Howard Bryant's latest book, "The Heritage: Black Athletes, A Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism."
A Third Makes and Breaks: On May-Lan Tan’s New Collection
Megan Pietz reviews May-Lan Tan's "Things to Make and Break."
Breaking Our Silence with Anger
"Our power lies in breaking the silence and using our voices to articulate our anger and purpose."