What Marx means in a world that has made peace with capitalism.
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Solange Knowles, Zendaya Coleman, and the perils of being a black woman who speaks up.
The sequel to the 1999 faux-documentary is just another shaky-cam, heavy-breathing, run through the darkness.
In its move to HBO, ‘High Maintenance’ continues its chronicle of a fleet of New Yorkers and their charming, privileged world of recreational drug use.
What we learned from Thursday's pseudo-medical interview.
The national security cover-up of the century should have lit a fire under Oliver Stone. Instead, it made him complacent.
The jungle hideout where genocidal dictator Pol Pot made his last stand could become the country's next grim attraction.
What Lionel Shriver got right—and wrong—in her controversial speech about political correctness in literature.
The spectacle surrounding Lionel Shriver's controversial speech revealed more than one layer of prejudice.
Why do people support Trump and the Tea Party? A native son and a sociologist search for answers.
American utopias weren’t always paradise, especially for the women who found themselves burdened by freedoms made by men.
Colin Kaepernick's protest reflects our contentious relationship with the U.S. flag and national anthem.
Laura Albert’s literary persona became a bestselling author more than a decade ago. But critically, her work remains promising at best.
One of the most influential editors of the last century finally shares the secrets of a literary life.
Blair Braverman confronts hostility and harassment in her memoir of adventure in the wilderness.
The Netflix series prides itself on telling hard truths. But it really doesn't have a clue.
A new history of the Cold War in Latin America highlights the political impotence of intellectuals.