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Illustration of a smartphone displaying Chinese characters and a protest scene, partially blacked out to symbolize censorship in China and Hong Kong.

Lessons from China’s Delicate Dance of Censorship and Expression

The parallels between state censorship in the China and the US are increasingly striking.

Jane Birkin at an outdoor café in Paris sitting at a bistro table with her dog at her feet

Madison Mainwaring

Jane Birkin and the Art of Authenticity

In Marisa Meltzer’s biography, Birkin is not primarily a muse. She is an artist who mixed glamor and humility, courage and vulnerability.

The New Night Manager Is Missing That Le Carré Magic

Images from the central characters from season 2 of The Night Manager juxtaposed in a photo illustration with characters from season one

The New Night Manager Is Missing That Le Carré Magic

Books & the Arts

ARTWORK BY LUZENE HILL, RETRACING THE TRACE (2015)

The Perplexing Twist in Jen Percy’s Girls Play Dead

An intimate inquiry into the effects of rape has a questionable twist.

Author Chris Kraus is shown alongside various examples of real estate. Her semi-autobiographical character is a real estate agent, which the author also is in real life.

Chris Kraus and the Art of the Landlord

Kraus’s novels revolve around real estate and the thorny questions of who owns, who rents, and how it shapes their art.