Atul Dev Modi’s Folly His citizens are dying in thousands for lack of basic medical care, yet India’s leader is pressing ahead with a self-aggrandizing makeover of New Delhi. May 10, 2021
Mark Gevisser Crossing the ‘Pink Line’ “Globally, the new battleground is over so-called gender ideology. This is defining the next human rights frontier.” May 8, 2021
Sasha Frere-Jones The Paranoid Style in Adam Curtis His films choreograph archive footage, charismatic pop, and portentous commentary in pursuit of a dark, totalizing narrative—all the seduction of conspiracy theory without the substance. May 8, 2021
Willa Glickman The Future of Fracking New technology has allowed access to more oil and gas in the US than ever expected. Will we be able to turn away from this dangerous windfall before it’s too late? May 5, 2021
Mark Gevisser ‘Moffie’ and Me South African filmmakers are confronting an aspect of the apartheid era that marked my generation: an abusive masculinity defined by its homophobia. May 3, 2021
Ingrid D. Rowland See Rome and Feel Alive “The city itself is an artistic treasure, so there was always something to see even when museums were closed.” May 1, 2021
Carole Naggar Marc Riboud’s Roving Lens A retrospective conveys the breadth and close attention of this Magnum photographer as he traveled the world. May 1, 2021
Alice Driver Sus Vidas al Filo de la Línea La industria empacadora de carne presionó a Trump para que declarara a sus trabajadores como “esenciales” con el fin de mantener la producción durante la pandemia. No obstante, si se enfermaban, pasaban a ser prescindibles. April 30, 2021
Claudia Dreifus ‘Comic Terrorism Works’: An Interview with John Waters The avant-garde filmmaker who wanted to be the filthiest person alive has ended up becoming a national treasure. How did that happen? April 29, 2021
Alice Driver Their Lives on the Line The meatpacking industry lobbied Trump to declare its workers “essential,” to keep up production in the pandemic. Unless they got sick—then they were expendable. April 27, 2021
