Prospect Art Director Jandos Rothstein shows off his favorite illustrations and designs of the year.
Books, Arts and Culture
Read reviews and commentary on books, movies, video, tv, radio, podcasts, streaming, documentary, media, religion, history, sports, arts and entertainment, social media, Hollywood
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence
‘The Age of AI’ advances a larger political and corporate agenda.
Built to Lie
A new book about the Boeing 737 MAX disaster exposes the company’s allergy to the truth.
Who Said Musicals Are for Kids?
Stephen Sondheim and the adult-ification of the American musical theater
Altercation: All Israel and the Jews Edition
The latest in books, articles, films, plays, and off-Broadway musicals
The Many Feints of The Sopranos
Inside David Chase’s failed prequel is a better movie straining to get out.
Blue Bayou: A Bittersweet Victory for Immigrant Activists
Justin Chon’s deportation drama marks a cultural high point for the immigration rights movement. But do progressives still care now that Trump is gone?
How the Church Stymies Even Pope Francis
The pope has embraced greater social justice—except when it comes to women and sexuality.
Hucksters on Parade
Today’s CEOs are essentially carnival barkers, induced to yell louder by a corroded business culture.
The Great Pandemic and the Global Response
A Q&A with Adam Tooze about his new book on the economics of COVID
