Kam Reads and Recs

“I came out as a lesbian before I came out as an Indigenous woman,” the Métis artist told Hyperallergic.

Based off an early aughts shock-jock comic, The Boys rose to tackle the current political moment better than any other TV show.

I am often reminded of the warmth of a quilt at my great-grandmother’s house, the weight of wool and polyester patchwork that dared you to t

The artist, who uses scavenged auto parts, is concerned not just with materials but with what they reveal about the worlds they inhabit.

Thomas Paine's Common Sense presented the case for American independence in a way that spoke to the average person.

Helping young protagonists fulfill their destiny... if they can keep them alive long enough.

Chatter, chitchat, gossip, idle talk, and conversation have always done deep cultural work for us, and today they continue to serve as sourc

Several ancient sculptures and vessels acquired between 1971 and 2001 were among the objects extracted from The Met's collection this June.

Facing a humanitarian crisis, everyday citizens have become rescue workers, and tight-knit art communities are creating networks of support.

After two irritating twists, Alicent Hightower has become a lightning rod for sexual humiliation in 'House of the Dragon.'

Culture, whether conformist or transgressive, is shaped the constraints of state censorship.

There’s nothing like a summer reading challenge to get you into the proper mindset for the season. Many of us grew up on personal pizzas as

Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for nonfiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, g

Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, gene

“Elegy, sing the bones to break / the cycle. The cycle: Sing to Break. Break to Sing.” –Philip B. Williams’ Lift Every Voice * This month, w

From the world’s wildest places to the origins of American fascism to memoirs of grief and recovery, July’s nonfiction has something for eve