A roundup of The New Republic’s culture reporting
Neil Postman’s jeremiad against TV seems rather quaint today—and not just because he was shouting into the wind and knew it. |
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Watch this conversation between The New Republic’s editor, Michael Tomasky, staff writers Matt Ford and Greg Sargent, and contributing editor Nina Burleigh as they digest the election results and the short- and long-term implications for our democracy, rights, and political institutions. |
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The wealthy don’t want to retire. The middle class can barely afford to. We need a better vision for old age. |
The FX adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s bestseller about the Troubles is a gutting and grand limited series. But it needed more time to do its subject justice. |
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{{/if}} Few singer-songwriters have such fun getting under listeners’ skin. |
Ayşegül Savaş’s "The Wilderness" is part of a slew of little books on new motherhood and art—and their tensions. |
John Steinbeck based "The Grapes of Wrath" on Sanora Babb’s notes. But she was writing her own American epic. |
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The party has followed its affection for Beltway institutions and their stodgy norms to its logical endpoint—getting locked out of power. It’s time for a rethink. |
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From Switzerland to Qatar to Kazakhstan, the countries clamoring to entice the ultrawealthy with a suite of new privileges. |
Propaganda and deceit are a feature of AI, not its downfall. |
Hervey Cleckley wanted to treat the most overlooked psychiatric patients. Instead his work was used to demonize them. |
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DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, returns November 13 – December 1 with in-person and online screenings! Featuring 31 world premieres, over 200 films and events, and some very special guests, DOC NYC’s 15th annual edition will be the most exciting yet! And until October 18, get an All Film Pass – with access to every DOC NYC title playing this year, for a special discounted price. Visit docnyc.net to learn more – tickets and full lineup coming October 10! |
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