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Donald Trump Jr.’s private jet lands in Nuuk, Greenland

Trump’s Greenland Threats and the Plunder of the Arctic

The far north has long been a region of exceptional international cooperation. But Trump’s designs on Greenland come at a time of growing instability.

Illustration of the book "Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamott

Briallen Hopper

Anne Lamott’s Battle Against Writer’s Block

Bird by Bird encouraged would-be writers to blast past their hang-ups and embrace “shitty first drafts.” But there’s more to the creative process.

The Unexpected Charm of Is This Thing On?

Confetti falling over the faces of Laura Dern, Will Arnett, and Calvin Knegten in Bradley Cooper’s “Is This Thing On?”

The Unexpected Charm of Is This Thing On?

Books & the Arts

ARTWORK BY LUZENE HILL, RETRACING THE TRACE (2015)

The Perplexing Twist in Jen Percy’s Girls Play Dead

An intimate inquiry into the effects of rape has a questionable twist.

Author Chris Kraus is shown alongside various examples of real estate. Her semi-autobiographical character is a real estate agent, which the author also is in real life.

Chris Kraus and the Art of the Landlord

Kraus’s novels revolve around real estate and the thorny questions of who owns, who rents, and how it shapes their art.