Opinion
Why Gender Equality in Literature Isn't as Simple as 50/50
For every attempt at exposing sexism, there’s an entitled man with a chip on his shoulder, mumbling to himself in a café in Bushwick that no one appreciates his genius.
Becca Rothfeld
In Brief
Report on the State of Humanities Is Cautiously Optimistic
Amid much handwringing about the future of books and arts, the Academy of American Arts and Sciences released its annual report on the state of the humanities last week.
In Brief
Turns Out Derrida Has Always Been Incomprehensible
Not only did Derrida do poorly on his Shakespeare essay: he also went on flunk his university entrance exams, which he had to take three times.
News
Anti-Hillary Clinton Street Art Surfaces Near Her Brooklyn Campaign HQ
Within mere hours of Hillary Clinton announcing her long-anticipated bid for the 2016 presidency, anti-Clinton street art began cropping up in the vicinity of her Brooklyn campaign headquarters.
News
Newly Discovered Cézanne Sketches Go on Display at the Barnes Foundation
Two Cézanne sketches found by conservators at the Barnes Foundation earlier this year went on view at the collection in Philadelphia today.
In Brief
Social Media You Can Wear as a T-shirt
Using thermochromatic ink, a soft circuit, and Bluetooth, Social Textiles link items of clothing to their wearers’ smartphones and alerts them when other Social Textiles users with similar interests are in close proximity.
In Brief
Ponder Your Multiple Personalities, Get More Creative
A recent study suggests that reflecting on the fluidity of identity can enhance creativity.
Interview
A Webcomic for Your Existential Angst
Corey Mohler, the man behind Existential Comics, has taken a novel approach to philosophy, creating whimsical drawings that illustrate key philosophical concepts.
Opinion
The Problem with the "Medical Humanities"
A work of literature or art can be effective in different ways — most of which are by nature invisible.
Opinion
Are Full-Time Authors and Artists Really So Lonely?
Creative types aren't such an embattled minority as the battery of pessimistic articles predicting the end of painting or the novel makes them out to be.
Art
A Haunting Installation Transforms the Phillips Collection
WASHINGTON, DC — The main building of the Phillips Collection, the oldest modern art museum in America, is a sprawling, neo-Georgian affair, buckling beneath the weight of its dark, mahogany décor.
Opinion
Will Crowdfunding Outpace Old-Fashioned Arts Patronage?
You can’t buy love, as The Beatles famously proclaimed, but perhaps you can buy cultural capital.