Mr. Chan and the Machine
June 16th, 2013
“Exquisite in both story and sentence, the Anne books built me as a reader, which is to say: they built me.”Sarah Mesle on "Anne of Green Gables"
Los Angeles Review of Books
MOOCs and the Future of the Humanities: A Roundtable (Part 2)
A Roundtable (Part 2)
June 15th, 2013
MOOCs and the Future of the Humanities: A Roundtable (Part 1)
A Roundtable (Part 1)
June 14th, 2013
Mission Accomplished: On "Zero Dark Thirty"
In defense of Kathryn Bigelow's Best Picture-nominated film
February 24th, 2013
Molly Ringwald on "When It Happens to You"
I always feel much calmer when my characters are in turmoil
November 29th, 2012
The Most Romantic Story Ever Told
On 'Beauty and the Beast'
October 11th, 2012
Mythmaking in Dawson City: A Nepali Searches for Canadianness
Falling under the strange spell of a Canadian tradition.
September 7th, 2012
My Sea: A Personal Journey through the Literature of the Salton Sea
August 26th, 2012
The Mormon Chronicles: A Meditation in Four Parts
August 26th, 2012
The Mormon Candidate
Mitt Romney has described his faith as “the single most important influence in his life.” He did not go into details.
August 26th, 2012
The Mark of Capone: Chicago Violence Then and Now
August 23rd, 2012
My Stephen King Problem: A Snob’s Notes
On the beguiling appeal of Mr. King
July 3rd, 2012
The Memory Hole Riot and Rodney King
Rest in Peace, Rodney.
July 2nd, 2012
Marilynne Robinson and the Miraculous Privilege of Existence
"For Robinson, America has declined because of pervasive and corrosive ideologies that ascribe human motivation solely to self-interest."
May 22nd, 2012
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