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Art Thieves
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The Mastermind directed by Kelly Reichardt. filmscience and Mubi, 2025.
In Kelly Reichardt’s latest film, The Mastermind, the scheme of James Blaine “J. B.” Mooney (Josh O’Connor) to ex...
Sovereignty’s End and Beginning
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The last time I was able to go home was ten years ago, when I had just finished my first year of college. It would take me about fifty hours to travel from central Iowa to the Horn of Africa. Though I would eventually e...
Artificial Reason
Vizgard displays its FortifAI visual autonomy software during a defense expo in London on September 30, 2025. Image: John Keeble/Getty Images
On Tuesday, May 5, Boston Review convened a panel of three prominent writers—, Sophia Goodfriend,...
The Machines Get in the Way
Reviewed:
Your Name Here by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff. Dalkey Archive, 2025
Nowhere is labor’s invisibility more highly prized than in the production of fiction. On the one hand, writers remain the principal landmarks for navigating...
The War on Gaza Has Not Ended
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In January, Trump’s Board of Peace was ratified to great fanfare and with the endorsement of the UN Security Council. The White House announced the new organization’s commitment “to building a secure and prosperous futu...
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