

Steve Hindy in Conversation with Sebastian Junger
War Correspondents at the Brooklyn Brewery Speaker Series
The renowned author, journalist, and documentarian discusses his career in combat zones, the loss of Tim Hethernigton, and the start of RISC.

Yi-Fu Tuan’s Space and Place and Italian Gelato in Philly
Construction Staff
Weekly picks from the office.

The Parish: Chapter One by Joel Smith and Ryan Winet
Joel Smith
New Fiction: "Life in AmeriCorps is full of little rebellions."

Pacific Rim, Tiny Waists, and Yelping with Cormac
Construction Staff
Weekly picks from the office.

No Immigrants, No Jobs
Shiva Bhaskar
Why restrictive visa policies are threatening the American economy.

Mariachis of Garibaldi
Debka Colson
Tarnished brass trumpets, / guitarrónes and violins strain / to reconcile.

The Grand Canyon and the Domestic Goat
Construction Staff
Weekly picks from the office.


Istanbul Chronicles Part II: Superman Wears a Turkish Flag
Edwin Rivera
Inside the protests.

2013 Supreme Court Term Wrap-up: All’s Well That Ends Well
Anthony Resnick
A roundtable discussion of the Court’s most controversial decisions of the term.

Thomas Jefferson and the Pursuit of Liberty
Ian Cheney


For Kate, on Her Birthday
Alyse Knorr
Get to the point. The year is old, / love—keep me warm.

Superman Reads Plato, Saves Humanity
Construction Staff
Weekly picks from the office.

Portrait of a Seated Man
Jonathan Hull
New fiction: “Museum staff had given him a nickname, they called him ‘The Toad,’ and they whispered it to one another whenever he entered the galleries.”


Wedding Season and The All-American Antihero
Construction Staff
Weekly picks from the office.

On the Day You Are Dying
Tim Whitsel
I bow to daffodils for their / stabbing audacity in grim weeks of winter.

Istanbul Chronicles Part I: The Music of Beylikdüzü
Edwin Rivera
An outsider’s perspective on the protests in Turkey.