Arts & Culture
Who’s the real Mickey? Does it matter?
In Bong Joon Ho’s new satire, both versions of the title character are as expendable as the underclasses that fuel our capitalist system.
Embracing mystery with David Lynch
The filmmaker knew that our desire to comprehend is intimately tied to our desire to control.
Poems that help us breathe together
A new anthology edited by US poet laureate Ada Limón invites us into the natural world.
The mysticism of Thea Bowman
As I studied Christian mystics, I kept wondering where the Black women were. Then I discovered Sister Thea.
Salman Rushdie returns to the scene
In Knife, the novelist goes back to Chautauqua, where he was nearly killed in a 2022 attack.
When nice guys are dangerous
Two recent buzzy, twisty thrillers put gender dynamics at the center of the drama.
Poems for a difficult life of faith
Like Paul, Spencer Reece has journeyed to see what he would suffer as a servant of Christ.
The call of a remnant prairie
I’ve seen artists enchanted and haunted by the prairie, their work changed by spending time in the grasses.
Inside the lives of everyday workers
Mark Larson’s collection of soulful interviews is a worthy successor to Studs Terkel’s 1974 classic Working.