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‘The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness’
by Jill Filipovic
Nation Books, 2017
‘The Mother of All Questions’
by Rebecca Solnit
Haymarket Books, 2017
September/October Events Calendar
The Ramapough take on the Pilgrim … Esperanza Spalding … Felabration NYC … Oh, the horror! at the Brooklyn Horror Fest.
Recent hurricanes offer a glimpse of what lies ahead in the 2020s & 2030s if we fail to address climate change.
The Life & Death of a Newspaper
After 62 years in print, America’s preeminent alternative weekly is ending its print edition
The Pros and Cons of a ConCon?
New York State voters to decide the risks of calling a Constitutional Convention this November.
Review: ‘Brick Body Kids Still Daydream’
By Open Mike Eagle
Mello Music
These Dreams Won’t Be Deferred
As DACA recipients mobilize against deportation, here’s what you can do.
Dystopian themes abound in popular culture. In a world wracked by climate change, war, mass migration and a growing gulf between the super-rich and everyone else, imagining the worst has become its own industry. But what might it feel like to live and work in a future society that has begun to heal a damaged planet even as people continue to be their messy, imperfect selves?