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Radical Rudeness in Uganda
Insulting politicians in graphic terms is an honored part of Ugandan tradition. The president is trying to stamp it out.
Andrew GreenApr 5, 2020
- Around the World
- Politics
Will Los Angeles County Become Part of a National Movement to Elect Progressive Reformers for District Attorney?
Stephen Rohde talks about the Los Angeles District Attorney race coming in November 2020 and his activism on behalf of death penalty opponent George Gascon.
Stephen RohdeApr 5, 2020
Who’s There?
Paul Gleason recounts a harrowing tale of unwelcome contact in the age of social distancing.
Paul GleasonApr 4, 2020
Loanwords for the Anthropocene: On Matthew Schneider-Mayerson and Brent Ryan Bellamy’s “An Ecotopian Lexicon”
“An Ecotopian Lexicon” presents 30 loanwords that underscore concepts central to the question of humanity in uncertain times.
Eric C. OttoApr 4, 2020
Nothing Sacred: On “Intelligence for Dummies”
ZE Books, for its inaugural publication, has released “Intelligence for Dummies,” a collection of Glenn O’Brien’s writings from 1963 to 2017.
Eugenie DallandApr 4, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Memoir & Essay
Living the Dream: On Ludvík Vaculík’s “A Czech Dreambook”
Michael Tate delves into “A Czech Dreambook” by Ludvík Vaculík, translated by Gerald Turner.
Michael TateApr 4, 2020
Imagining Otherwise: On “A Time for Critique”
A new collection of essays explores the role and function of critical theory today.
Miriam TicktinApr 3, 2020
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
This Is Your Home Now: On Juliana Delgado Lopera’s “Fiebre Tropical”
Florencia Orlandoni experiences "Fiebre Tropical," the new novel from Juliana Delgado Lopera.
Florencia OrlandoniApr 3, 2020
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Parables of the Plague
Elena Comay del JuncoApr 3, 2020
An Unnatural History of Destruction: On Iconoclasm as a Tool of War
What happens to a country when its monuments are treated as targets by the enemy?
Alex DigginsApr 3, 2020
Every Day Lost Matters Now: Talking to Paul Krugman
Andy Fitch talks with Paul Krugman about COVID-19 economic strategies and his book "Arguing with Zombies."
Andy FitchApr 3, 2020
I Want to Draw Big Pictures: A Conversation with Mari Coates on “The Pelton Papers”
Eleanor J. Bader talks to Mari Coates about her new novel, “The Pelton Papers.”
Eleanor J. BaderApr 2, 2020
- Fiction
Keeping an Accent: On Charles Wright’s “Oblivion Banjo”
Lindsay Turner considers “Oblivion Banjo” by Charles Wright.
Lindsay TurnerApr 2, 2020
- Poetry
A Door for You Alone: Reading Kafka’s “The Trial” in Self-Isolation
Robert Zaretsky reads Franz Kafka’s “The Trial” under quarantine.
Robert ZaretskyApr 2, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Cholera Wedding and Its Meaning for Our Time
Apr 2, 2020
The Father, the Son, and the Terrible Husband: On Amanda Michalopoulou’s “God’s Wife”
If God were one of us, just as bad of a husband as most of us.
Mary RaffanApr 2, 2020