Edward Snowden Sets the Record Straight
In “Permanent Record,” the NSA whistleblower tries to convince skeptics of his motives and educate readers about mass surveillance.
In “Permanent Record,” the NSA whistleblower tries to convince skeptics of his motives and educate readers about mass surveillance.
Highlights include a unique take on "Joker," a powerful review of the 58th Venice Biennale and a probing interview with Errol Morris.
Iris Murdoch was renowned as a philosopher and novelist; William Trevor leaned toward the painterly sensibility of Chekhov.
A new book redefines “female” as the universal experience of “let[ting] someone else do your desiring for you, at your own expense.”
The conservative author often shared the same goals as white supremacists—a reality that was not lost on his greatest intellectual rival.
Filipino American author Alex Tizon spent his life raising up the lives of those rendered invisible by society.
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As people become aware of the effects of eating animals on climate change and human health, a new book asks whether we will see an end to it.
Winners will be announced Dec. 1 by the Los Angeles Press Club.
In analyzing today’s politico-economic malaise, philosopher Bernard Stiegler uncovers how digital technology threatens the human spirit.
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