“The members of the Indiana Women’s Prison History Project demolish many of the myths surrounding the institution, proving that its founders…were far more abusive than conventional accounts suggest.” —Scott W. Stern

The New York Review of Books

Writing Their Prison’s History | Scott W. Stern

A recent study by a group of incarcerated scholars at Indiana Women’s Prison reveals how progressive reforms turned into profitable abuse.

“The question Where are you from? will cease to be suspicious only when the question Where are you going? is asked just as often.” —Ilija Trojanow

The New York Review of Books

After Flight | Ilija Trojanow, Ambika Athreya

The refugee is an object. A problem to be solved, a number, an expense. A full stop, never a comma. Since the refugee cannot be willed away, they must

Martin Filler on the golden age of department stores

The New York Review of Books

What Joys Lie in Store | Martin Filler

Can Printemps New York recapture the commercial sorcery of glamorous department stores like Wanamaker’s, Barney’s, and Bloomingdale’s?