Robert Rubsam is a contributing writer to Commonweal. His work has been published in the New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, the Baffler, and the Nation, among other places.
Article Literary Visions In Álvaro Enrigue's exuberant new novel, history is truly up for grabs. By Robert Rubsam June 25, 2024 Latin America Books
Article All Darkness The artist Käthe Kollwitz never turned away from the world, or from herself. By Robert Rubsam May 29, 2024 Arts Culture
Article Klimt's Exquisite Abundance In person, Klimt’s landscapes are spaces of exquisite abundance. But a new Klimt exhibition at New York’s Neue Galerie underwhelms. By Robert Rubsam April 3, 2024 Arts Culture
Feature Not What but How “Manet/Degas” at the Met tells the story of two lives and one friendship. The experience is exhilarating. By Robert Rubsam December 7, 2023 Arts Culture
Article Borders & Boundaries Standout films at this year’s New York Film Festival offer neither escape nor catharsis. By Robert Rubsam October 27, 2023 Movies Arts Culture
Article Consider the Birds Can we ever really know what it is like to be a mole, a tick, or a bird? By Robert Rubsam June 5, 2023 Science Books Culture Environment
