New York Review of Books A dispatch from our Art Editor, Leanne Shapton, on the art and illustrations in the Review’s January 18 and February 8 issues. This sixteenth edition of the art newsletter comes to you from snowy Berlin, where I spent three nights this month. I landed […]
In the Review’s February 8 issue, Geoffrey O’Brien tries to get to the bottom of one of his abiding passions, the crime novel. Alongside several recent books about the genre, he surveys a passel of yellowed paperbacks “from thrift shops and attics”—by writers ranging from Arthur Conan Doyle […]
P R Reddall Jan 23, 2024 P R Reddall highlights the symbiotic power of physical fitness and creativity in bolstering both personal and cultural fortitude. In my last article, I stressed the importance of the gym in regards to not only looking good but to feeling good and […]
by James Porazzo Arktos Journal Jan 15, 2024 James Porazzo analyzes The Sopranos by focusing on the themes of power, identity, and resistance to the modern world. In the shadowy realm of The Sopranos, Tony Soprano emerges as a figurehead navigating the treacherous waters of organized crime. Considered […]
by Armand Berger Arktos Journal Jan 3, 2024 In honour of J. R. R. Tolkien’s birthday today, we are publishing this excerpt from Armand Berger’s Tolkien, Europe, and Tradition: From Civilisation to the Dawn of Imagination (Arktos, 2022). Tolkien was someone concerned with the great European mythologies, of […]
December 25, 2023 • 2 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Merry Christmas! For those of you celebrating with friends or family, here are some tips from a Stanford lecturer on how to come off looking good at any holiday party. The Insider Today team is off, so we’re […]
Scott Greer Dec 22, 2023 Taylor Swift is the biggest celebrity in America. Her 2023 concert tour was the first in history to net a billion dollars. Major media outlets hired reporters solely dedicated to covering her. Swift’s star power has encouraged millions of young women to watch […]
This is where it all begins… Rachel Haywire Dec 19, 2023 ∙ Paid We’re doing this. In only three more days, Cultural Futurist Salon I – Total Renaissance is happening. Here you can find the official event program with descriptions of all the live talks, readings, and performances […]
Sponsored by Harvard University Press Gabriel Winslow-Yost Out of Time Bill Watterson’s first book since Calvin and Hobbes envisions a medieval world on the brink of extinction. Nathaniel Rich Writing Under Fire In Politics and Literature at the Dawn of World War II, James Heffernan argues that for a full understanding […]
Writing about Henry Threadgill in the Review’s Holiday Issue, Adam Shatz finds a panoply of words for the music of “one of American music’s great Romantics and a lifelong seeker of the sublime”: “impertinent,” “innovative,” “thrillingly abrasive,” “sacrilegious,” “swaggering,” “provocatively ambiguous,” “wildly expressive,” “lush,” “seductive,” “garish,” “pulpy,” “liberating,” […]
by Alexander Wolfheze Arktos Journal Dec 12, 2023 Alexander Wolfheze takes the reader into the now forgotten garden of European High Culture to know the forbidden tree of European High Literature — ‘to the waters and the wild with a fairy, hand in hand’. But the devil whispered […]
December 12, 2023 | Read Online Legendary producer Norman Lear’s secret to living a long, fulfilling life is one for us all The years of experience people accumulate over time often account for the best insights into this vivid and uncertain adventure that is life. The […]
The current exhibition of the German painter reminds us of his achievements and his missteps. Alexander Adams Dec 9, 2023 [Max Beckmann, Self-Portrait in Tuxedo, 1927, oil on canvas, Fogg Museum Harvard University] “Max Beckmann adopted early on a position against the avant-garde and did not shy away […]
Luke Dodson Dec 9, 2023 Earlier last month, a ‘new’ song was released under the name of the Beatles, “Now and Then.” The song was originally a demo recorded in 1977 by John Lennon, with the words “For Paul” written on the tape. The then-remaining Beatles recorded parts […]
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Players Cyberpunked By PlayStation – #NewWorldNextWeek The Corbett Report Dec 7 READ IN APP SHOW NOTES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/nwnw537/ This week on the New World Next Week: the world of war continues as the military-industrial complex continues to cash in on […]
If you know a thing about the history of television, you know that Norman Lear changed it. Beginning in 1971 with All in the Family, and later with The Jeffersons and Maude and Good Times and One Day at a Time and right up into the 2020s, he […]
Luke Dodson Dec 5, 2023 Stimulated by a recent poetic exercise I was given (Stroud is an interesting place), I composed this piece of free verse in honour of a bird most familiar to English soil and sky: the wood pigeon. Collared like a reverend; Jumpy like a […]
The Corbett Report Dec 5, 2023 SHOW NOTES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/flnwo43/ In this special surprise edition of Film, Literature and the New World Order, James joins the Big Puff Podcast to discuss Conspiracy Theory, the 1997 action drama starring Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts and Patrick Stewart. As silly […]
Hans Vogel Nov 29, 2023 detail from The Four Elements (before 1937) by Adolf Ziegler Hans Vogel challenges the narrative of the Arnhem Museum’s exhibition of Third Reich art, questioning its interpretation and highlighting the broader historical context. READ MORE
Appears in this episode The Corbett Report The Corbett Report explore the world of politics, history, science and economics from a radically alternative perspective. From geopolitical conspiracies to monetary manipulation, repressed history and social engineering, The Corbett Report goes where other podcasts fear to tread.show more Transcript BUY […]
An Ancient Korean Libation Gets Transformed for the Modern Drinker Andrew Watman With its sleek cans and fruity flavors, Màkku wants to pour more makgeolli—an alcoholic rice-based drink long loved by Koreans—into the American market. READ 11 Early Black Friday Deals From Walmart Matt Jancer Forget the crowds. […]
by Peter Zeihan on November 7, 2023 The entertainment industry is changing, and the writers and actors are making sure their voices are heard. With all the technological changes hitting Hollywood, strikes like these shouldn’t come as a surprise. As we’ve seen with the fall of Blockbuster or […]
New York Review of Books “Why do we find ghost stories more pleasurable than frightening?” asked John Banville in the Review’s February 2, 1995, issue. For Marilynne Robinson, discussing Edgar Allan Poe in 2015, the effect of a ghost story was to “horrify us—with truth.” And for the Irish […]
In the last instalment of art for Halloween, we look at the Belgian Symbolist. Alexander Adams Oct 30, 2023 Félicien Rops (1833-1898) was a Belgian graphic artist whose work embodies the Decadent Movement’s attitude towards art and morality. In one sense, this artist lived a conventional life. He […]
1 SNL sketch about George Washington’s dream for America hailed an ‘instant classic’ Ever stop to think how bizarre it is that the United States is one of the only countries to not use the metric system? Or how it uses the word “football” to describe a sport that, unlike […]
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023 Cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible, avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace…avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt. – George Washington, Farewell Address [1796] HORNBERGER’S BLOG October 30, 2023 L’image 313: An Fantastic New […]
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley I usually love this time of year, the fun size candy bars, the colorful leaves, and especially the gore. But in 2023, Halloween has simply gotten too goddamn scary to celebrate, even for a macabre chaos-binging lunatic like […]
The latest instalment of the Halloween series. Alexander Adams Oct 25, 2023 Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) allowed his imagination free rein. The exotic, bizarre, grotesque and disgusting frequently appeared in Dalí’s art – much more than this short selection – so there is no shortage of images that deal […]
How to Play Your Favorite Google Play Mobile Games on PC Simon Hill Sure, Kingdom Rush is fun on your phone. But why not bring it to the big screen? READ Here’s All the Gear You Need to Start Birding Scott Gilbertson and Medea Giordano Whether you want […]
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Here’s What Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ Overhaul Means for Streaming Angela Watercutter Marvel is taking its ‘Daredevil’ reboot in a whole new direction. The show’s evolution says a lot about the future of television. READ Netflix’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Is Working—for Now Angela Watercutter and Will Bedingfield A tough campaign […]
Salons are the future of socializing and I’m hosting one online this Saturday Rachel Haywire Oct 19, 2023 It goes like this. I’m hosting a salon this Saturday afternoon and would love for you guys to attend. I believe that salons will take on the leading role for […]
TMZ Getty Former porn star-turned-influencer Mia Khalifa is catching heat online after voicing support for the people of Palestine on the heels of the deadly Hamas attacks that sparked the intensifying war with Israel. Mia shared her controversial thoughts online over the weekend, as Israel declared a state […]
October 2, 2023 • 5 min read with Dan DeFrancesco Welcome back! That includes government workers, as Congress reached a last-minute funding deal on Saturday to avoid a shutdown. In today’s big story, we’re looking at how it’s Taylor Swift’s economy, and we’re all just living in it. […]
Sponsored by Liveright In the Review’s October 5, 2023, issue, Jennifer Wilson writes about the dark humorist Ludmilla Petrushevskaya’s latest novel, Kidnapped, despite a friend’s warning: “If she doesn’t like what you write, she will turn you into a character in one of her stories—the stupid girl in New York who […]
Luke Dodson Sep 30, 2023 I’m pleased to announce that my essay “The Reluctant Occultist: Carl Jung and the Esoteric Tradition” has been published in an anthology entitled Custodian of the Unconscious: The Life and Soul of Carl Gustav Jung, edited by Troy Southgate, and published by Black […]
Philip Clark The Transgressor RJ Smith’s biography of Chuck Berry examines his subject’s instinct for crossing the line musically, racially, and morally. Henry Louis Gates Jr. Finding My Roots The storytellers who taught me over the course of my career all knew how to bring Black history vividly […]
View in browser | Your newsletter preferences PRESENTED BY WIRED’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Origin Story Before smartphones, Google, and even Wi-Fi, back when Mark Zuckerberg was just a kid in Westchester, partners in business and love Louis Rosetto and Jane Metcalfe had a vision for a new publication. […]
By Lee Brown Published May 1, 2023 Updated May 1, 2023, 1:06 p.m. ET Disgraced film director Roman Polanski is seen in a smiling photo with Samantha Geimer — more than 45 years after he drugged and raped her when she was just 13. A grinning Geimer, now […]
An Excerpt from The New Art Right Rachel Haywire Sep 20, 2023 Hello all! I’ve recently gotten busy with work, but I’ve decided to keep you guys entertained. Therefore, I’m going to post an excerpt from my book The New Art Right. Enjoy. <3 The Night of the […]
In January, the stars of the 1968 movie adaptation of Romeo and Juliet filed a lawsuit accusing Paramount of child abuse. At the time of the film, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were teenagers, and in the suit, they alleged they were forced to do a nude scene […]
Ep. 2396 The Oliver Anthony Problem The singer who goes by the name Oliver Anthony took America by storm with his unexpected hit “Rich Men North of Richmond.” He correctly identified the villains in America — not rich people as a class, but a specific group of unjustly […]
Grow out that Kix-inspired ’stache and break out your best Garth headset mic — Nashville is in the middle of a ’90s boom. Though country music prides itself on honoring bygone eras, the past few years have seen a special Stetson hat tip to the days when Alan, […]
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In the Review’s September 21, 2023, issue, Ben Tarnoff reviews two recent books on the history of Silicon Valley, where “money begets money with an ease that would make Andrew Carnegie weep.” His essay ends with a reflection on the “neurotic character” of most of the region’s capitalists, who champion […]
Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave react to Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis’ statement on the character letters they allegedly wrote for Danny Masterson. #sexualassault #70sshow
Jessica Burbank and Robby Soave weigh in on why the new “Snow White” actress Rachel Zegler is drawing criticism from conservatives. #snowwhite #rachelzegler
Briahna Joy Gray and Robby Soave discuss comments Joe Rogan made during his interview with Oliver Anthony, songwriter of hit “Rich Men North Of Richmond.” #joerogan #oliveranthony
Sponsored by Reaktion Books Lauren Michelle Jackson Humorless Barbie Greta Gerwig’s Barbie finds its comedy in the inflexibility of plastic and modern womanhood. Jill Lepore The Everyman Library When my father died I inherited his library: tiny books, held in one hand, all bound in cloth, and smelling of Briggs tobacco. […]
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