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Alexander Zaitchik

Bill McKibben’s Far-Too-Sunny Outlook for Solar Power

His new book makes the case for going big on solar power—and abandons climate angst for ecomodernist optimism.

Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, and Michael McKean in Spinal Tap II

The Lackluster Return of Spinal Tap

The new sequel declines to stick it to a music industry beholden to algorithms and fanatical stans.

The One Percent’s Fear of Death Is Wreaking Havoc on the World

An illustration of a The Denial of Death book

The One Percent’s Fear of Death Is Wreaking Havoc on the World

Books & the Arts

An illustrative portrait of Arundhati Roy

For Arundhati Roy, Art and Politics Emerged from Her Mother’s Shadow

The beloved author’s memoir recounts her relationship with the eccentric, abusive, protofeminist Mrs. Roy.

An illustration of Denzel Washington as David King in Spike Lee's latest movie, Highest 2 Lowest.

Beatrice Loayza

Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest Is a Meta-Reckoning with His Success

Denzel Washington delights as usual in an uneven thriller based on a classic Kurosawa film.