A sweeping new history of American comics traces the rise of characters caught in a Manichaean struggle between good and evil. by Scott Bradfield
Why West Side Story Leaves Out African Americans The new film is set in a now-bulldozed Black neighborhood, so why is it all about whites and Puerto Ricans? Because it really takes placeâbear with meâin Los Angeles. by Timothy Noah
How the Loft Generation Refused to Fit In Edith Schlossâs memoir recalls a world of spacious, postindustrial studios filled with even bigger ideas about how to reform modern art. by Max Holleran
