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Metaverse Myopia
Evan Selinger has reservations about the metaverse.
Archive
“Writing Is About Connection”: A Conversation with Jenny Bhatt
Suhasini Patni talks with Jenny Bhatt about her journey with creative writing and translation.
Religion of the Market: On Gary Gerstle’s “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order”
L. Benjamin Rolsky considers Gary Gerstle’s new book, “The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era.”
Into the Maelstrom
The long-prophesied “death of the author” has made us all authors of unceasing social narratives.
Fact, Fiction, Avis Tertia
Josefina Massot reviews the very strange anthology “In Search of the Third Bird.”
Another Look at India’s Books: Reshma Aquil’s “The Unblending”
In this column, Saikat Majumdar discusses books from India that haven’t received due attention.
Decline and Fall
Andrew Louth reviews Paul Stephenson's new book on the Byzantine Empire, "New Rome: The Empire in the East."
Rockets and Voltaire: A Dialogue on Ada Palmer’s “Terra Ignota”
Rebecca Ariel Porte and Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft discuss Ada Palmer’s “Terra Ignota” series.
Cold Case in the Family: A Conversation with Wayne Hoffman
Lisa J. Wise interviews Wayne Hoffman about “The End of Her: Racing Against Alzheimer’s to Solve a Murder.”
How to Defend Democracy from Itself: On Steve Erickson’s “American Stutter, 2019–2021”
Charles Taylor reviews Steve Erickson’s diary of the pandemic years, “American Stutter, 2019–2021.”
The Struggle to Make the United States Secular
Johann Neem on David Sehat’s explanation of why American law turned secular in the mid-1900s.
Drink Like a Girl: Talking Bourbon with Heather Wibbels
Becky Giles Green interviews Heather Wibbels about her book “Bourbon Is My Comfort Food.”
Claire Denis’s “Both Sides of the Blade”
Kate Wolf speaks with the renowned French filmmaker Claire Denis about her latest feature, “Both Sides of the Blade.”
Eternally Deferred Mystery: On Gabriela Alemán’s “Family Album”
Eugenie Dalland reviews the new story collection from Ecuadorian writer Gabriela Alemán, “Family Album.”
Science, Viruses, and Stories: A Conversation with Joseph Osmundson
Joshua Roebke talks with Joseph Osmundson about his new book, "Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things in Between."
The Forgotten Avant-Gardist: On Robert Leach’s “Sergei Tretyakov”
Edward Tyerman reviews Robert Leach’s new biography, “Sergei Tretyakov: A Revolutionary Writer in Stalin’s Russia.”
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