Archive

Relax, Set Yourself Free: On Hana Andronikova’s “Heaven Has No Ground”

Cory Oldweiler reviews the new translation of Czech author Hana Andronikova’s final novel “Heaven Has No Ground.”

Nov 17

Fiction

Georg Lukács’s Two Natures: The Centenary of “History and Class Consciousness”

Mitchell Cohen explores the problematic afterlife of a foundational text of Western Marxism, .“History and Class Consciousness” by Georg Lukács.

Nov 17

Choose Your Own Hamletmachine

Siena Foster-Soltis joins the audience, votes, and—expectedly—witnesses the victory of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Nov 17

Dysphoria Matters: On the Broken Promise of “Sex Education”

Slava Greenberg looks at the legacy of Netflix’s series “Sex Education” in light of its finale

Nov 16

Too Far Gone

If you're gonna build a career on proximity to coolness, maybe start by ascertaining whether you are—in fact—cool?

Nov 16

Unpacking Women’s Language: On Jenni Nuttall’s “Mother Tongue”

Katherine Turk reviews Jenni Nuttall’s “Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women’s Words.”

Nov 15

History

Whither Queer Biology? On Richard O. Prum’s “Performance All the Way Down”

Banu Subramaniam gets whiplash when she reads Richard O. Prum’s “Performance All the Way Down: Genes, Development, and Sexual Difference.” For a book...

Nov 15

Science & Technology

Ultra-Casual

Jack Skelley stumbles right up to the razor’s edge of Los Angeles’s alt-lit scene, and perhaps tumbles into the ether.

Nov 15

Telling an Honest Story: A Conversation with Sammy Harkham

Kevin Koczwara chats with Sammy Harkham about his grindhouse-inspired new graphic novel “Blood of the Virgin,” the burdens of balancing family life...

Nov 14