Sam Sackeroff reviews the recent Joan Mitchell exhibit at the David Swirner Gallery in New York City.
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Reporting on the Menace: Talking to Joy-Ann Reid
Andy Fitch speaks with Joy-Ann Reid about contextualizing modern racism, the media's missteps in covering Trump, and her book "The Man Who Sold America."
Breaking the Frame: The Narratives that Help us Fight Climate Change
Anjali Vaidya talks lessons and takeaways from the UC Irvine "Fire & Ice" conference.
The National’s Anthem
Sophia Stewart pens an ode to a band with "profound candor" and staying power.
Collateral Damage: The Known Traumas of Family Separation
Susun and Gordon Marino look at the lasting developmental harm done by separating children from parents.
A Space Where Past, Present, and Future Come Together: Ebony Flowers on Hot Comb
Nathan McNamara talks with Ebony Flowers about her debut graphic novel "Hot Comb."
Everything We Still Take for Granted: Talking to David Wallace-Wells
Andy Fitch talks with David Wallace-Wells about his book "The Uninhabitable Earth" and our insatiable consumption habits.
Here Begins the Unexplored: On The Latin Poet’s Guide to the Cosmos
Verónica García Moreno reviews Susannah Drissi's recent poetry collection "The Latin Poet's Guide to the Cosmos."
On Marianne Moore’s “Silence”
Greg Gerke revisits the author/speaker tension in Marianne Moore's poem "Silence."
The Weekly Read: July 9, 2019
Steve Lichtman reviews the week in politics and culture.