Elaine May Is the Greatest Director You’ve Never Heard Of
A new biography of writer-director-performer Elaine May makes a strong case for her canonization as one of our greatest comic talents. Unfortunately, Hollywood never knew what to do with her.
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Don’t Disrupt the Disruptors
Union workers – especially union workers on strike – really piss the Bay Area technorati off.
Everything Everywhere All at Once Is the Most Insane Movie of the Year
Hot dog fingers, a talking raccoon, butt plug karate, Michelle Yeoh in dominatrix gear: Everything Everywhere All at Once has something for everyone. Past the absurdity is a deeply (and sometimes overly) sentimental tale about a family struggling to make it.
Rose Pastor Stokes Was More Than a Celebrity — She Was a Working-Class Hero
Early-twentieth-century American socialist Rose Pastor Stokes became a media celebrity after she married a wealthy heir. But her political life was much more interesting: she was one of the Socialist Party’s most effective speakers, inspiring the era’s striking workers with rousing orations.
In This Is Not Miami, Fernanda Melchor Transforms Violence Into Folklore
The Mexican journalist turned novelist Fernanda Melchor’s This Is Not Miami looks unsentimentally at crime and violence. Unable to address its structural causes, Melchor’s characters create mythical explanations of human cruelty.
The Staircase Is the Natural Next Step in Our True-Crime Watching Spree
True crime has come a long way from the cheap, lurid days of America’s Most Wanted. The new HBO Max series The Staircase, starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette, has the posh cast and opulent production values that showcase the genre's evolution.
The Right’s Challenge to Chavismo
The Venezuelan Right appears to be building the kind of mass movement that could reverse the gains of the Bolivarian Revolution.
Squatters of the Lower East Side
As New York City was transformed by real estate and finance interests in the 1990s, a group of squatters on the Lower East Side waged battle for affordable housing.
The Trial of Cecily McMillan
An Occupy Wall Street activist was assaulted by a police officer. She faces seven years in prison for it.
The Workers’ Wimbledon
Tennis has often been considered an exclusive sport — but in the 1930s, trade unionists came together to challenge the private clubs with their own tournament: the “Workers’ Wimbledon.”
Class Brought to Life
Class, race, and gender intersect on multiple levels — we know that. The challenge is to translate this into an emancipatory project.
Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths Is Powerful and Tormenting
Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths is another triumph by that legendary dramatist of working-class British life. But films like Leigh’s are a rare breed these days.
Itemizing Atrocity
For blacks, the “war on terror” hasn’t come home. It’s always been here.
Agatha Christie Deserves Better Than Kenneth Branagh’s A Haunting in Venice
An Agatha Christie murder mystery has once again been made a mess by director Kenneth Branagh, this time with A Haunting in Venice.
Conclave: A Shallow but Posh Papal Potboiler
There’s always an unlimited supply of narrative and visual drama to be mined from the machinations of the Catholic church. Conclave successfully taps into it.
The Exploitation of Veterans Day
How should we observe Veterans Day? By working to eradicate war and the economic system that helps produce it.
Palestinians Received Both Harassment and Support at the DNC
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, “uncommitted” delegates faced intimidation, an excess of security, and attempts to silence them. But they also found widespread support for their views.
Photography Against the Walls
A history of photographers who prefer the streets to the museum.
Four Myths About the “Freelancer Class”
Freelancers have more in common with other workers than with small-business entrepreneurs.