Thoughtful criticism across books, film, music, and exhibitions.
Nearly a decade after Pachinko, Min Jin Lee returns with a vast novel about a family that stakes everything on education. It moves at the speed of saving money — slowly, stubbornly, then all at once.
Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings offers a starting point for thinking about voice, memory, and perspective.
The useful questions concern objects, authority, and changes a visitor can identify.
Political music does more than state a position. It can give people a way to act together.
Slow cinema asks viewers to notice duration, movement, and the expectations they bring to a screen.
The Death and Life of Great American Cities invites attention to the everyday workings of urban space.
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