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Aristocratic Nostalgia: On Mateiu Caragiale’s “Rakes of the Old Court”
A masterpiece of Romanian modernism finally available in a superb English translation.
Bogdan SuceavăSep 1, 2021
- Fiction
Picturing the Public Interest
Alex Weintraub considers “Is It Ours?,” Martha Buskirk’s new book on art and copyright.
Alex WeintraubSep 1, 2021
- Art & Architecture
AI Critique 2.0
Leif Weatherby surveys the new frontier of AI critique.
Leif WeatherbySep 1, 2021
- Science & Technology
“A Stranger Steps into the House”: On Ashley Nelson Levy’s “Immediate Family”
Ryan Smernoff explores the boundaries of familial love in “Immediate Family,” a debut novel by Ashley Nelson Levy.
Ryan SmernoffAug 31, 2021
- Fiction
A Call to Re-Embrace Our Privacy
Roslyn Fuller ponders our relationship to privacy in her review of Heidi Boghosian’s “‘I Have Nothing to Hide’: And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy.”
Roslyn FullerAug 31, 2021
- Law
At the End of the World: On Dmitry Novikov’s “A Flame Out at Sea”
Richard Tempest is enchanted by Dmitry Novikov’s novel “A Flame Out at Sea,” Dmitry Novikov, translated by Christopher Culver.
Richard TempestAug 31, 2021
Idiom as Instrument: On Yan Lianke’s “Hard Like Water”
Thomas Chen reviews Yan Lianke’s “Hard Like Water,” translated by Carlos Rojas.
Thomas ChenAug 31, 2021
- Fiction
55 Voices for Democracy: “We Can Never Be Vigilant Enough” by Colm Tóibín
For the Thomas Mann House series "55 Voices for Democracy," Irish novelist and academic Colm Tóibín analyzes the stability and opportunity of democracy.
Colm TóibínAug 31, 2021
“Of Course, of Course”: On Anthony Veasna So’s “Afterparties”
Summer Kim Lee reviews Anthony Veasna So’s “Afterparties.”
Summer Kim LeeAug 30, 2021
- Fiction
Histories of Violence: When Freedom Turns Ugly
Brad Evans speaks with Elizabeth Anker. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansAug 30, 2021
- Histories of Violence
A Demanding Relationship with History: A Conversation with Priyamvada Gopal
The postcolonial studies scholar speaks on the challenge of writing radical histories and the relentless coloniality of English departments.
Bhakti ShringarpureAug 30, 2021
- Decolonize | Defund | Abolish
Historicizing Dystopia: Suburban Fantastic Media and White Millennial Childhood
Angus McFadzean explores the nostalgic and technophobic motives of the recent boom in suburban fantastic media.
Angus McFadzeanAug 30, 2021
- Film
Letting Go
Joshua Mohr explores defending his daughter against a man fallen on hard times.
Joshua MohrAug 29, 2021
- Nonfiction
Desert Plantations
Tom Prezelski considers “West of Slavery: The Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire,” the new book by Kevin Waite.
Tom PrezelskiAug 29, 2021
- History
Somewhere Deep Inside You: On Nevin Schreiner’s “A German Family”
Mitch Sisskind admires “A German Family,” a morally challenging novel by Nevin Schreiner.
Mitch SisskindAug 29, 2021
We Are the Fiumians
Aliza Wong reads “The Fiume Crisis” by Dominique Kirchner Reill and sees parallels to our current political crisis.
Aliza WongAug 29, 2021
- History