June 12
Remember when journalism and cultural criticism provided a valued, stable career—when writers could be paid to say what they please, free from editorial meddling from management, and be paid for it? Neither do we. (We're millenials here at the SSP blog.) But that doesn’t mean we can’t fight for journalists’ labor rights today and in the future.
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June 08
Fake news have been in the news a lot lately. Whether we're talking about Trump's characterization of Russian meddling in the election or news feed headlines that put the National Review to shame, the impartiality and veracity of the media we consume is suddenly an open question. It didn't always used to be that way. At least not with the staid and storied New York Times.
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May 26
Hankering for a new online lit blog to whet your insatiable appetite for thoughtful features, reviews of under-the-radar fiction, and interviews with young upstart scribblers? We thought you might be.
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May 18
Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country, Chavisa Woods's incredible new book of short stories, is out this week. Among those taking notice are Lambda Literary's Sara Rauch, who describes the book as "nuanced and provocative, heartfelt and funny and wise."
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May 09
Last night,
Jews Queers Germans author
Martin Duberman spoke with the brilliant Masha Gessen, author of
The Brothers, among others. Check out a few choice pics below! Images courtesy of Public Impact Media. You can buy a copy of
Jews Queers Germans at 25% off
here and check out Gessen's twitter for all her latest work
here.
