The Essential James Baldwin
He wrote with the kind of clarity that was as comforting as it was chastising. Here’s where to start.
Earlier Selves, Strangers: A Conversation with Robert Glück
Just finished Robert Gluck’s recent novel, “About Ed.” I found this interview from six years ago and wanted to share it. I remember well the San Francisco Gluck talks about.
The art world before and after Thelma Golden
When Golden was a young curator in the nineties, her shows, centering Black artists, were unprecedented. Today, those artists are the stars of the art market.
Jewish Identity with and Without Zionism
New books provide sober histories of the conflicts among Jews over Israel and offer alternate ways forward.
The Artist Holding Valuable Art Hostage to Protect Julian Assange
Using a thirty-two-ton Swiss bank safe, Andrei Molodkin says he will destroy works by Picasso, Rembrandt, and Warhol if the WikiLeaks founder dies in prison.
Awesome and Affordable: Making the Case for Great Housing
When Brenda Mendoza told an NPR reporter about her commute to work, she became the face of the housing crisis in Los Angeles today.
The Road to 1948
How the decisions that led to the founding of Israel left the region in a state of eternal conflict.
How Might We Talk About the Shoreline of San Francisco?
Just at the moment when urban waterfronts across North America and Europe are being revitalized as public amenities, they’re coming under the threat of sea level rise.