The Magic of Olympic Track Cycling
Joshua Rothman on the breathtaking allure of watching track-cycling events, like keirin, at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
View ArticleThe Old, American Horror Behind “Stranger Things”
Joshua Rothman writes about the Netflix series “Stranger Things” and its roots in the science fiction of H. P. Lovecraft.
View ArticleWerner Herzog’s Internet Visionaries
Joshua Rothman on “Lo and Behold,” the new film by Werner Herzog, which focusses on the Internet age and Silicon Valley visionaries like Elon Musk.
View ArticleThe Lives of Poor White People
Joshua Rothman on "Hillbilly Elegy," a memoir by J. D. Vance about Rust Belt poverty that is tied to a theory about Donald Trump supporters.
View ArticleRed Neighbor, Blue Neighbor
You have a Clinton sign on your lawn. He has a Trump sign on his. Can you get along?
View ArticleHow to Restore Your Faith in Democracy
Joshua Rothman on the Berggruen Prize-winning Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor and his ideas about about the fate of democracy.
View ArticleA Short Film About Hidden Agendas and Flashes of Danger
Joshua Rothman on “The Mulberry Bush,” a short film written and directed by Neil LaBute, which tackles hidden agendas and confrontations between strangers.
View ArticleTed Chiang’s Soulful Science Fiction
Joshua Rothman on the science-fiction writer Ted Chiang, whose short story “The Story of Your Life” was adapted for film as “Arrival,” starring Amy Adams.
View ArticleA Spiritual March on Washington
Joshua Rothman on the Women’s March on Washington and the protests around the country against Donald Trump.
View ArticleWho Dreams of Hunting People?
Joshua Rothman on the reality TV show “Hunted,” which follows real-life surveillance experts as they try to track down contestants who are in hiding.
View ArticleFighting “The Good Fight”
Joshua Rothman on the new CBS series “The Good Fight,” a spinoff of “The Good Wife” which premières Sunday.
View ArticleWho Is Loving “The Americans”?
Joshua Rothman reviews the Season 5 premiere of the FX drama starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, which has become more relevant under Trump.
View ArticleF. Scott Fitzgerald’s Imperfect Romance with The New Yorker
Erin Overbey and Joshua Rothman on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s relationship to The New Yorker, which was a new magazine when the author was in his prime.
View ArticleThe Sage of Yale Law
Joshua Rothman interviews Anthony Kronman, the professor and former Yale Law School dean who wrote the theology book “Confessions of a Born-Again Pagan.”
View ArticleDerek Walcott in The New Yorker
Joshua Rothman highlights the best pieces about Derek Walcott from The New Yorker's archives to honor the Nobel Prize-winning poet's death.
View ArticleDaniel Dennett’s Science of the Soul
A philosopher’s lifelong quest to understand the making of the mind.
View ArticleThe Claustrophobic Paranoia of Walt Whitman’s Lost Novel
Joshua Rothman on “The Life and Adventures of Jack Engle,” a previously unknown novel by Walt Whitman, which has been reprinted.
View ArticleRod Dreher’s Monastic Vision
An orthodox Christian says his side has lost the culture wars—and argues for a “strategic retreat.”
View ArticleKim Stanley Robinson’s Latest Novel Imagines Life in an Underwater New York
Joshua Rothman writes about Kim Stanley Robinson’s latest science-fiction novel, "New York 2140," which depicts a post-climate-change utopia in the city.
View ArticleWhy J. Crew’s Vision of Preppy America Failed
Joshua Rothman discusses why Internet shopping and the homogenizing, overreaching aesthetic of mall brands are causing companies like J. Crew to flounder.
View ArticleIn Trump, Echoes of Nixon’s Constitutional Crisis
Erin Overbey and Josh Rothman write about two Comments written by Jonathan Schell in 1973, as the Watergate scandal unfolded.
View ArticleWeekly Culture Review: How to Name a Scandal, “Anne of Green Gables,” and More
Joshua Rothman rounds up the best culture stories of the week, from a new album by LCD Soundsystem to Netflix’s new take on “Anne of Green Gables.”
View Article“Janesville” and the Costs of American Optimism
Joshua Rothman reviews “Janesville,” a new nonfiction book by the reporter Amy Goldstein, which examines post-industrial decline in Wisconsin.
View ArticleAre Disability Rights and Animal Rights Connected?
Joshua Rothman discusses the painter, animal-rights advocate, and writer Sunaura Taylor, whose work argues that ableism is oppressive for all.
View ArticleBe Careful! Your Mind Makes Accidents Inevitable
Joshua Rothman on “Careful: A User’s Guide to Our Injury-Prone Minds,” by the psychologist and safety expert Steve Casner.
View ArticleWhat Amazon’s Purchase of Whole Foods Really Means
Joshua Rothman writes about Amazon’s recent acquisition of Whole Foods, and how it might use the company to expand its retail and manufacturing operations.
View ArticleTrucking as a State of Mind
Joshua Rothman on Finn Murphy’s memoir “The Long Haul: A Trucker’s Tales of Life on the Road.”
View ArticleWeekly Culture Review: “Game of Thrones,” the New Yorker Movie Club, and More
Joshua Rothman and New Yorker writers pick their favorites from recent cultural offerings.
View ArticleShould We Subsidize Manufacturing?
Josha Rothman on how government subsidies could help revitalize the manufacturing sector of the American economy.
View ArticleHow TV Became Art
To celebrate The New Yorker’s first Television Issue, Joshua Rothman and Erin Overbey look back on nearly nine decades of TV coverage in the magazine.
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