Archive

Really?
What if the world we perceive is just a virtual reality construction?
David VoronFeb 10, 2021
- Philosophy & Religion
Toeing the Trap
Hannah Kofman reckons with “The Copenhagen Trilogy,” the recently translated memoir by Tove Ditlevsen.
Hannah KofmanFeb 10, 2021
“On the Dazzling Borderline”: Oksana Zabuzhko’s “Selected Poems”
Tetyana DzyadevychFeb 10, 2021
A Look at Nothing: On Susan A. Crane’s “Nothing Happened: A History”
Vesper North considers "Nothing Happened," a new history by Susan A. Crane.
Vesper NorthFeb 9, 2021
- Cultural Studies
- History
Sea Cliff Is for Solitude: On Vendela Vida’s “We Run the Tides”
Grace Linden reviews "We Run the Tides," the new novel by Vendela Vida.
Grace LindenFeb 9, 2021
- Fiction
Bad Form: Sexual Abuse and Ambiguity on "A Teacher"
Anna Krauthamer explores the rigid oscillation between the stark content warnings and ambiguous aesthetics of FX on Hulu's A Teacher.
Anna KrauthamerFeb 9, 2021
- Television
The Collaborative Skein: Searching for a Way Forward in Polish-Jewish Relations, a Conversation
Louise Steinman and Piotr Florczyk offer a wide-ranging and provocative discussion of the legacy of the Holocaust in Poland.
Louise Steinman, Piotr FlorczykFeb 9, 2021
Politics as Identity: A Conversation with Tobias Carroll
Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy talks with Tobias Carroll about his new book, “Political Sign.”
Oana Godeanu-KenworthyFeb 8, 2021
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Making Room for Santa in Tolkien’s Legendarium
A dragon’s horde of new holiday editions of J. R. R. Tolkien.
Nick OwcharFeb 8, 2021
- SF
The Beijing Heidegger Reading Group
Coby Goldberg on his time with the Beijing Heidegger Reading Group.
Coby GoldbergFeb 8, 2021
“What Matters is What’s Always Mattered”: Talking with Dennis Haskell
Amy Lin interviews Australian poet Dennis Haskell about love and death — the two most ancient poetic pillars.
Amy LinFeb 8, 2021
Gore Vidal: His Life and “Lincoln”
Writing “Lincoln” let Vidal breathe life into his own self-perceived greatness.
Bennett PartenFeb 7, 2021
- Fiction
- Politics
The Eternal Huizinga
A new translation of an enduring classic of late-medieval scholarship.
Birger VanwesenbeeckFeb 7, 2021
Manifestations of Higher Meaning: On Dana Gioia’s “The Catholic Writer Today” and “Studying with Miss Bishop”
Peggy Ellsberg praises the clarity, reverence, and affection of “The Catholic Writer Today” and “Studying with Miss Bishop” by Dana Gioia.
Peggy EllsbergFeb 7, 2021
The Humility of Barry Lopez’s Arctic Dreams
Mary Perera unwinds the strands of nature and ephemeral thought in Barry Lopez’s 1980 essay collection "Arctic Dreams."
Mary PereraFeb 7, 2021
Pointing Out the Elephant: On Sean Griffin’s “The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus”
Simon Franklin praises “The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus” by Sean Griffin.
Simon FranklinFeb 6, 2021