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“Roses”: A Poem by a Uyghur Activist
Flo Marks presents a poem by Uyghur activist Aziz Isa Elkun.
Aziz Isa Elkun, Flo MarksJan 12, 2022
God’s Body Up Close
Francesca Stavrakopolou’s new book interprets biblical references to God’s body.
Jack MilesJan 12, 2022
- Religion
A Boy Is Beautiful: On Edgar Gomez’s “High-Risk Homosexual”
Trey Burnette reviews Edgar Gomez’s debut memoir, “High-Risk Homosexual.”
Trey BurnetteJan 11, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
A “Fiercely Rugged Thought-Quarry”: On Translating Ludwig Hohl’s Magnum Opus
Tess Lewis describes the challenges of translating Hohl’s “The Notes” into English.
Tess LewisJan 11, 2022
- Nonfiction
Let It Be Known: Grieving Through Adele
Kathryn Lofton explores what it means to grieve through the complexity of popular music.
Kathryn LoftonJan 10, 2022
- Music
Vladimir COVID: A Virtual Diary in a Week of Virtual War
Peter Pomerantsev ponders Vladimir Putin’s murky intentions towards Ukraine while confronting the uncertainty of a COVID.
Peter PomerantsevJan 10, 2022
- Around the World
The Sleep of Reason Produces Cats
The so-called “scientific method” may be a cage of sorts.
Michael RossiJan 10, 2022
- Science & Technology
Feast and Fight: A New Adaptation of “Samak the Ayar”
The tale of a Persian Robin Hood who hoodwinks his enemies yet keeps a stern moral code.
Kevin BlankinshipJan 9, 2022
- Around the World
you are beautiful
Peggy Shinner explores the significance of ubiquitous signage that declaims “you are beautiful” and of signage in general.
Peggy ShinnerJan 9, 2022
- Nonfiction
The Anthropocene Unconscious of “Shuggie Bain”
Is Douglas Stuart’s “Shuggie Bain” a climate change novel?
Jan 8, 2022
- Fiction
The Happiest Summer Camp on Earth (If You're a Writer)
Jervey TervalonJan 8, 2022
“One Berry at a Time, You Fill the Jug”: A Conversation with Anthony Doerr
The prize-winning author discusses his new novel, “Cloud Cuckoo Land.”
Sean HooksJan 8, 2022
- Fiction
Madness as Method: On Andrew Hussey’s “Speaking East: The Strange and Enchanted Life of Isidore Isou”
A new biography of the founder of Lettrism, the “avant-garde of the avant-garde.”
Marius HenteaJan 7, 2022
- Biography & Autobiography
“12 Angry Men” Remembered — And Not a Moment Too Soon
John Romano deliberates on "Reginald Rose and the Journey of 12 Angry Men" by Phil Rosenzweig.
John RomanoJan 7, 2022
- Law
Magic, Mermaids, and the Middle Passage: On Natasha Bowen’s “Skin of the Sea”
Black feminist scholar and merwomanist melusine Jalondra A. Davis reviews Natasha Bowen’s “Skin of the Sea.”
Jalondra A. DavisJan 6, 2022
- SF
Paper Jamming
Matthew Kirschenbaum travels back to 1990s New York with Tamara Shopsin’s “LaserWriter II.”
Matthew KirschenbaumJan 6, 2022
- Fiction