The Pandemic Reminded Us That Most Women Still Don’t Have a Room of Their Own
The past two years have shown us that we need to open our eyes to the biases built into our homes.
Book Review
The Deep Roots of Sexual Policing in America
A new book explores the way anti-loitering laws targeted Black women.
Sex for Art’s Sake
Elif Batuman’s curious experiment in fiction
The Parasitic Workplace
Two recent novels depict modern labor as a hallucinogenic hall of mirrors.
The Price of Privacy
Who gets to keep a secret in a hyperconnected world?
A New History of World War II
A new book argues that the conflict was a battle for empire.
The Pleasures That Lurk in the Back of the Book
The index has a fascinating history and holds a special place for one obsessive who sees it as a sort of conceptual map.
How Charles Dickens Made the Novel New
A new biography argues that the year 1851 marked an artistic renewal for the author.
The Goon Squad Gets Old
Do Jennifer Egan’s tricks still work?
Ireland’s Great Gamble
The country wanted modern prosperity and traditional values. It could only have one.