Here’s another bizarrely cinematic ad for a product you really don’t expect
Between the infamous Peloton commercial, the wild Boyhood wannabe that ended up being a Subway ad, and the endless #girlboss marketing reminding you that even women...
Pandemic Journal
The latest edition of our brief dispatches by New York Review writers documenting the coronavirus outbreak around the world, including Lucas Adams in Brooklyn, Sara Nović...
Why We Need Postal Democracy
In the coronavirus pandemic, Republicans may have discovered the ultimate voter suppression tactic. For years they have sought to erect obstacles to voting, imposing strict voter...
When Will We Care About Domestic Violence?
As countries around the world have tracked Covid-19, they’ve seen a sharp spike in another scourge, one of far longer duration and with no known cure:...
The Perils of Lockdown Living
It took me six years from when we moved from Jerusalem to the US, but, thanks to the pandemic, I finally wrote my first poem in...
An Asian American Woman Tries to Find Herself Outside the White Gaze
As I was reading Days of Distraction, Alexandra Chang’s debut novel, a pandemic swallowed the news cycle, infiltrated my thoughts and implanted itself into the arc...
7 Books About Love, Belonging, and Community in Appalachia
When I was growing up in West Virginia, I thought nobody wanted to read books set in my home of rural Appalachia. All the stories seemed...
Andy Serkis Will Read THE HOBBIT for the NHS
Actor and director Andy Serkis, known for playing Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, will be doing a marathon reading...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for May 7, 2020
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Today’s Featured Deals $2.99The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova Get This Deal $2.99Lilith’s Brood: The Complete Xenogenesis Trilogy by...
20 Must-Read Books Every Runner Should Read
Running, according to everyone from top coaches to Garfield, is mostly a mental game. Whether you’re a repeat marathoner looking to increase your understanding of the...
