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Our Collective History: An Interview with Michael Nava
Désirée Zamorano asks Michael Nava about “Carved in Bone,” his latest mystery novel starring openly gay, Mexican-American defense attorney Henry Rios.
Désirée ZamoranoNov 8, 2019
- Noir
MoMA: Expanded and Refreshed
Joseph Giovannini explores the newly redesigned MoMA in New York City.
Joseph GiovanniniNov 8, 2019
- Art & Architecture
Horror and Moral Splendor: On Douglas Smith’s “The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the Soviet Union from Ruin”
Richard Lourie takes on “The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the Soviet Union from Ruin” by Douglas Smith.
Richard LourieNov 8, 2019
Let’s Just Try It for Once: Talking to Lawrence Lessig
Andy Fitch talks with Lawrence Lessig about what it might take to clean up America's democratic process.
Andy FitchNov 8, 2019
Daring to Hope for the Improbable: On Bernard Stiegler’s “The Age of Disruption”
A major European philosopher diagnoses the pathologies of our time.
Leonid BilmesNov 7, 2019
- Around the World
- Philosophy & Religion
Necessary Trouble: A Conversation with Poet David Whyte
Lois P. Jones speaks to poet David Whyte, whose latest collection is “The Bell and the Blackbird.”
Lois P. JonesNov 7, 2019
- Poetry
Beginning with Abortion
Fran Bigman discusses Brit Bennett’s “The Mothers” and the stories we tell about abortion.
Fran BigmanNov 7, 2019
- Fiction
- Politics
Constance Garnett: A Heroic Translator
Bob Blaisdell remembers the translation genius of Constance Garnett.
Bob BlaisdellNov 7, 2019
Capitalism Is a Mental Illness: “Hustlers,” “The Known World,” and a Failed TV Project
Annie McGreevy on “Hustlers,” Edward P. Jones’s “The Known World,” a failed TV project, and the hustles that sustain us under capitalism.
Annie McGreevyNov 6, 2019
Closing the Story on My Own Terms: An Interview with Alex Segura
Ivy Pochoda interviews Alex Segura about “Miami Midnight” and the entire Pete Fernandez PI series.
Ivy PochodaNov 6, 2019
- Noir
Locs in the Sweat Lodge: On Shonda Buchanan’s “Black Indian”
Eisa Nefertari Ulen reviews Shonda Buchanan's new memoir, "Black Indian."
Eisa Nefertari UlenNov 6, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
Personal Responsibility and Reparative Criticism
Robert Wood looks at the Stella and VIDA Counts and reckons with his own journey toward critical equity.
Robert WoodNov 6, 2019
Everything but Borscht: Exploring the Ambiguities of Russia with Sara Wheeler and Ethan Pollock
Randy Rosenthal delves into Russia culture, from borscht to the banya, with Sara Wheeler and Ethan Pollock.
Nov 5, 2019
The Stars Her Destination: On Sara Wheeler’s “Mud and Stars: Travels in Russia with Pushkin and Other Geniuses of the Golden Age”
Bob Blaisdell tags along with Sara Wheeler through “Mud and Stars: Travels in Russia with Pushkin and Other Geniuses of the Golden Age.”
Bob BlaisdellNov 5, 2019
- Around the World
- Memoir & Essay
The Road to Chocolate Plantation: A Poem
A poem by Malcolm Tariq
Malcolm TariqNov 5, 2019
Exhuming Lafcadio Hearn
Jeff Kingston looks at three new books by and on the extraordinary Lafcadio Hearn.
Jeff KingstonNov 5, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction