Is ‘Green Capitalism’ Total BS?
In The Value of a Whale, author Adrienne Buller argues forcefully against market-based “solutions” to the climate crisis. She thinks we can do better.
Kanye West Was Right(ish)
Underneath his misguided, inflammatory bluster about MAGA and slavery, Kanye holds a radical vision for a Black future.
What Do We Really Know About Mental Illness?
Rachel Aviv’s unflinching and personal new book, Strangers to Ourselves, rejects pat answers in favor of penetrating questions.
Kate Beaton on Creating the Best Graphic Novel of 2022
The cartoonist’s Ducks is a devastating memoir about life in the oil sands of northern Alberta, Canada.
Ling Ma’s Bliss Montage Peels Back a Different Kind of Fantasy
The speculative fiction collection excavates desire, not delusion.
Best of 2000 AD Proves Why the Comics Are Classic
A new anthology of the beloved British series actually manages to collect the work that makes it great.
How New CGI Made House of the Dragon’s Beasts More Real
There are 17 dragons in HBO’s new Game of Thrones prequel, each with its own quirks and intricacies.
Sayaka Murata Inhabits a Planet of Her Own
The novelist makes the Earthly rituals of sex, marriage, childbirth—and all of human life—appear delightfully outlandish.
What If You Tried to Swallow a Whole Cloud?
Ask an absurd question, and xkcd’s Randall Munroe will give you a (somewhat) serious answer. An exclusive excerpt from his upcoming What If? 2.