Protean Magazine

We’re pleased to reveal the cover and theme of our newest lovingly crafted print edition:

Protean Issue VI: Detritivores.

Featuring essays and poetry by Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad), Kate Wagner (@mcmansionhell), Bayan Haddad, Fargo Tbakhi (@YouKnowFargo), and many more.

On John Berger’s 100th birthday, read Andrew Holter’s interview with Tom Overton, author of the new biography John Berger: From Life.

“It’s quite hard to codify Berger as a critic… but when he feels that something does work, there’s a sense of inevitability to it.”

Link below.

Bernardo Jurema (@bernajurema) and Elias Konig (@climatexstrike) interview Timothy Mitchell about his new book, The Alibi of Capital; the various alibis that capital uses to disguise its capture of the future, criticisms from the New Left Review, and more.
proteanmag.com/2026/11/04/cap…

For consideration, on Election Day:

Lena Tuffaha's (@LKTuffaha) 'What To the Arab American is Election Day':
proteanmag.com/2024/11/05/wha…

“‘This is a story about resilience, and hope,’ affirms Pawel. The UC Regents, battered from the right for being too woke and from the left for collaborating with Trumpism, will breathe a sigh of relief when they (or their PR departments) read this book."

proteanmag.com/2026/10/10/ins…