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Timothy Olyphant in Alien: Earth

Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth Is Not Such a Tight Ship

The new TV series on FX trades in the brutal simplicity and narrative economy of the Alien franchise for something rangier and looser.

Jamaica Kincaid at her home in Vermont in the 1990s.

Mychal Denzel Smith

The Evolution of a Beloved Postcolonial Critic and Literary Giant

The essays in Jamaica Kincaid’s Putting Myself Together: Writings 1974– track the maturation of one of our most distinguished writers.

Caroline Tracey

Can Indigenous Chileans Ever Return to their Land?

An artwork by an Indigenous Chilean artist that reflects the themes of identity and the land which the review also contains.

Caroline Tracey

Can Indigenous Chileans Ever Return to their Land?

Books & the Arts

A collage showing some of the heroes of the pro-choice movement

A History of Abortion Undergrounds—and a Guide to Starting One

Journalist Rebecca Grant shifts the abortion conversation away from laws and morals to focus on access: getting people the care they seek.

An illustration that shows palm trees in Los Angeles missing some their shadows, symbolizing the fact that many residents don't have access to shade

How America Became Hostile to Shade

A roving history makes the case for shade’s centrality to public health, climate adaptation, and even a more robust and inclusive public sphere.