A Reformist in Hell
Law professor Robert A. Ferguson’s critique of the U.S. prison system misses the point that its purpose is not rehabilitation but civic death
Further Reading
Gary Simmons “Black Chalkboard (Triple Eye Maestro” (1993) via Hirshhorn Museum When TNI asked me if I’d be interested in adding a syllabus to the review…
Black Life, Annotated
Alice Goffman's critically acclaimed ethnography On The Run is another story about a white lady come to study young black men. Who thought this was a good idea?
Dead Can Dance
Thomas Laqueur’s forthcoming book investigates the continuing life of the dead through a long history of European mourning and remembrance
Wifey Status
Being a bad bitch on the side might not appeal to fools like you
Selfie-Correction
ABC's upcoming Selfie draws on the perennial fantasy of "fixing" women's self-definition with modesty
Out of Sight
The Internet delivered on its promise of community for blind people, but accessibility is easy to overlook.
Die 4 U
Lana Del Rey’s sound is nostalgia for an old lie
Vernacular Criticism
The most interesting place to read about museums is Yelp
Trophy Season
Despite what you've heard, not every kid gets a trophy. But why not?
The End of the World as We Know It
Ancient Apocalypse films use the past to project a reactionary present into the future
The Fake as More
Lana’s look is not to make it look easy
The Journalist and the Suicide
A lot is staked on viewing suicidal or violent veterans as crazy.
Little Orphan Nellie
Nellie Bly was the first “girl reporter,” but as the exception, she was always playing by someone else’s rules
Run, Boy, Run
“Money, Power, Glory” says I can fuck (with) you, but I will also destroy the whole world that makes “you” possible
The Lights Are On but Nobody's Home
Who Needs the Internet of Things? Not you, but corporations who want to imprison you in their technological ecosystem