Inside the radical movement to gain rights for ecosystems—and save the environment

Decades apart, the stories of Robert Aickman and Rita Bullwinkel channel an eerie spirit.

A new book argues that 2,500 years of culture have caused an outbreak of self-obsession.

What the writer’s unique strain of autofiction says about the Australian condition.

In “Live Work Work Work Die,” Corey Pein tries to survive the gig economy.

Claire L. Evans’s new book is a bittersweet reminder that the internet used to be freer and more fun.

A new book on Renaissance mathematics makes a bold case.

Can an environmentalist avoid political movements and the big, structural solutions they offer?

In her new novel “Motherhood,” Sheila Heti reflects on fate, agency, and time.

How neoliberalism shapes the global economy and limits the power of democracies.

Militant suffragettes’ most important tactic was to turn women’s bodies—supposedly passive, pliant, and protected—into a battleground. 

Industrialization, a new book argues, depended on gun-making. But from the start manufacturers refused any responsibility for gun violence.

An interview with Michael Kimmel, whose new book, "Healing From Hate," focuses on men who have left their extremist pasts behind

A new book recovers the work of scholars who helped establish greater understanding between religions.

Through years of setbacks and discouragement, Kael insisted that movies should be free from stereotypes, unpretentious, and fun.

An interview with Ben Fritz, whose “The Big Picture” explores the way the franchise model and streaming services have disrupted the film industry.

Three new books reveal the tangled ethics of the artisanal life.

In Lynne Tillman’s new novel, an ethnographer studies the New Man, raised in the 90s among feminists, and examines himself.