Raps of Resistance: How Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole Reignited a Hip-Hop Tradition
By Jeremy C. McCool and Earl Hopkins
A persuasive case for the primacy of two singular artists.
We came, we read, we gushed.
A Terrible Intimacy: Interracial Life in the Slaveholding South
By Melvin Patrick Ely
The boundaries between the enslaved and the free were blurry but never invisible.
The author talks creativity, our shrinking attention spans, and how hard it is to paint a cow.
Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks
By Scott J. Shapiro
A smart, sweeping look at the web’s more nefarious actors.
Because Our Fathers Lied
By Craig McNamara
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A son wrestles with the horrible legacy of a pointless war.
Ma and Me
By Putsata Reang
A queer Cambodian American woman grapples with being disowned.
Cleopatra’s Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen
By Jane Draycott
How a once-overshadowed girl became an admired ruler.
No Human Contact: Solitary Confinement, Maximum Security, and Two Inmates Who Changed the System
By Pete Earley
A compelling look at an ugly subject.
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma
By Claire Dederer
What to do with beautiful art from wicked artists?
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
