Mark Krotov
@markkrotov
coeditor/publisher, @nplusonemag. krotov at nplusonemag dot com.
I forgot what pure political happiness felt like
Slow news day -- wrote about Trump's tariffs, Chinese exports, CARS!, and all the uncanny resemblances between today and the 1980s rise of Japan and the Asia-Pacific capitalist monster. (bonus: Trump dropping a "motherfucker!" in the first paragraph!) nplusonemag.com/online-only/on…
Fantastic @andybliu about tariffmania, Trump and Xi Jinping in the 80s, and Japan as an inevitable reference point. Plus Oprah, Lee Iacocca, DeepSeek, and much more. nplusonemag.com/online-only/on…
For @nplusonemag, on 17 Oscar-nominated movies and David Lynch — nplusonemag.com/online-only/un…
“Defined by wishful thinking, these movies presented the triumph of the sacrosanct in difficult, intractable situations that in reality did not offer clear resolutions or even cause for hope.” @hamrahrama on 2025 Oscar films (and David Lynch). nplusonemag.com/online-only/un…
A few thoughts about DOGE, DEI, COBOL, and some other acronyms and tendencies. Thanks as always to @lisa_borst. nplusonemag.com/online-only/on…
“Trump is older, slower, diminished, while Musk works nights and weekends to bring about the end of civil society.” New: @markkrotov on DOGE and the first month of Trump. nplusonemag.com/online-only/on…
Still a few tickets left for this amazing double bill of anarchist slow cinema tomorrow night at @SpectacleNYC! Honored and excited to talk to Sasha Tycko after the screening.
Really excited for the @SpectacleNYC screening this Sunday evening of two films directed and codirected by @s_a_s_h_a about the struggle to Stop Cop City. I'll be in conversation with Sasha afterward—please come out if you can! nplusonemag.com/online-only/ev…
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"Right here, a man lost his life, because they were negligent. They did not go to one tent to check if somebody was in there. Not one tent. They are negligent, and regardless of how society or whatever tries to judge us, we are somebody. There was somebody's son."
OMG. The City of Atlanta crushed a homeless man to death with one of its bulldozers as the city attempted to clear a homeless encampment ahead of MLK Day celebrations scheduled for Monday. They didn't check to see if anyone was in the tents. Welcome to Hellscape America.
The @wtavlin effect nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essay…
How Greta Gerwig and IMAX Got Netflix to Flinch on ‘Narnia’ Release indiewire.com/news/business/…
"Mangione looks good on camera and seems to have an uncanny sense of where the cameras are located. Head high brows done."
Amazing, rangy, beautifully written conjunctural analysis by the great @orangebegum featuring Malm, Mangione, the Eldon Ave. Revolutionary Union Movement, and much more. nplusonemag.com/online-only/on…
I interviewed Jordan Thomas, a former wildland firefighter and cultural anthropologist who researches Indigenous burning practices, to understand why megafires in California burn the way they do. A helpful and ultimately hopeful conversation: nplusonemag.com/online-only/on…