VOX: American Voices Opera Lab - newly reimagined as a landmark collaborative project - has revealed its four 2027 finalists. These works-in-progress will…

Bigoted City councilmembers and pathetic Wall Street Journal blowhards are melting down over the stupidest nonsense.

A group of Jewish artists, writers, creative professionals, faith leaders and thinkers—including Emma Seligman, Gabor Maté, Hannah Einbinder, Ilana Glazer, James Schamus, Larry Charles, Joel Coen, …

AI companies are racing to mechanize mathematics. Where does that leave human understanding?

Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is overseeing an operation posting hundreds of blog posts on behalf of Israel, with the goal of infiltrating artificial intelligence.

On July 6, two days before the publication of its report on the cultural boycott of Israel, PEN America made a subtle but important change to its position on boycotts. The organization had develope…

On the latest in junk cultural journalism.

“He’s claiming to be the one defending the Jews, and he’s just using it as his own personal piggy bank. … It’s insane. You can’t even make it up.”

The only recognizable feature of hope is action.

The community found refuge from white persecution deep in the Everglades swamps centuries ago. Together with environmental groups, they succeeded in forcing the closure of the immigration detention ce...

Lux Capital led the investment, which values the Stanford graduate’s exchange at $300 million.

How artists' rejection of US empire and Israeli genocide is redrawing New York City's cultural geography.

A special HopeForFilm TakeOver from James Schamus

Faculty who support Palestinian rights are applying for compensation, claiming they faced harassment as Jews for their positions

Alejandro Valencia’s multipart installation alludes to the institution’s failure to come to terms with Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.

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International sales for 'The Spacesuit,' following an astronaut (Kirby) forced to make an impossible decision after her co-pilot compromises the mission, will launch at Cannes.

Today, an organized group of artists and writers announced the launch of 92NO, a collective protest directed at the New York cultural institution the 92nd Street Y. The group represents the formal …

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In this long conversation, Mary Turfah talks with Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah about health sovereignty in Palestine, the coloniality of Western NGOs, the centrality of healthcare to the genocide in Palesti...

"I love him. He's perfect. His body is tea."

Columbia is Showing the World How to Move Forward! By The Specter contributing writer, James Schamus