Remains of the Day
Notes on Chritian Marclay’s The Clock, a 24-hour compilation of movie scenes dealing with the real time
No End in Night
First thought upon exiting the MoMa’s all-weekend, last-weekend showing of Christian Marclay’s The Clock, which we watched for nearly three hours, uninterrupted: What time is it?
Party Time
Calendars and timezones are anything but standardized in China
The Lives of Others
Literature stops saving your life when self-interest replaces curiosity about other people.
Unsolicited Advice for Living in the End Times, Vol. 14
You don’t want to be that guy, the one who knows someone is throwing him a surprise party but just doesn’t know where it is.
Knocked Out Loaded
Everyone knows Rohypnol, invented as a sleep aid, can be used as a date-rape drug, but few know just how much damage roofies can cause.
The Difference between Chéri and Eternity
On “writings irresistible to adolescents and time-worn courtesans, who are akin in their incredulity and passion for romance”
Turtles from the Shells
The end of the world really did happen, just like the Mayans said; but not in the way we thought
Lucky Number Seven
56 Up, the latest in a decades-long longitudinal study, reveals the true benefits of inherited privilege
TNI Vol. 14 Editorial Note: It's Time
In this issue of the New Inquiry we look at Chinese time zones, The Clock, roofies, and more.
The Odor of Things
The political mood of Sonallah Ibrahim’s That Smell bears little resemblance to the one found in Egypt today. Why translate a 1966 novel of failed revolution now?
The End of Plastic
Peak oil means peak petroleum products, which could mean the golden age of plastic fabrication is already past.
Pics and It Didn't Happen
Snapchat as temporary photography