Archive

The Impossible Future of the Futures Market
A special issue of “New Centennial Review” tackles the metastases of finance capitalism.
John RiederNov 1, 2019
Open to Critique: An Interview with Jeremy O. Harris
Christopher Shinn talks to Jeremy O. Harris about his recent plays “‘Daddy’” and “Slave Play.”
Christopher ShinnNov 1, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
Tori Reid Talks to the Iconic Nikki Giovanni
Patrick A. Howell, Tori ReidNov 1, 2019
Language Does Not Need to Be Hopeful to Provide Hope: A Conversation Between John James and Christopher Kondrich
A conversation between poets John James and Christopher Kondrich.
Christopher Kondrich, John JamesNov 1, 2019
- Poetry
The Monthly Digest: November 2019
Nov 1, 2019
Much Lighter: Talking to Andrew McAfee
Andy Fitch talks with Andrew McAfee about consumption, ecological footprints, and his book "More from Less."
Andy FitchNov 1, 2019
Justice and Forgiveness: On Attica Locke’s “Heaven, My Home”
On forgiveness and forgiveness betrayed in “Heaven, My Home” by Attica Locke, the sequel to her 2017 novel “Bluebird, Bluebird.”
Nathan JeffersonOct 31, 2019
- Noir
The Tangled Web of US Border Security Around the World
Laura Weiss traverses Todd Miller's "Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the US Border Around the World."
Laura WeissOct 31, 2019
- Around the World
- Politics
East of Eden: On Rachel Monroe’s “Savage Appetites”
Ellen Wayland-Smith reviews Rachel Monroe’s “Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession.”
Ellen Wayland-SmithOct 31, 2019
- Cultural Studies
- Gender & Sexuality
Art Matters Now — 12 Writers on 20 Years of Art: Eunsong Kim on the Colonial Inheritance of 2001
Eunsong Kim considers Dread Scott’s "Lockdown" (2000–2004) and Gaye Chan’s "Historic Waikiki" (2001).
Eunsong KimOct 31, 2019
- Art & Architecture
The Prides and Prejudices of Book Collecting
Janine Barchas discovers meaning in a lesser-known printing of Austen's classic tale.
Janine BarchasOct 31, 2019
Out of the Glass Case: Museum Heists and Repatriations
Megan Ward looks at the 2018 film “Museo,” starring Gael García Bernal, and contemporary debates around museum repatriation and cultural memory.
Megan WardOct 30, 2019
“Our Own Madness, Our Own Absurd” (Andrei Platonov, Vladimir Sharov, and George Bernard Shaw)
Caryl Emerson ponders "Fourteen Little Red Huts" and the moral visions of Andrei Platonov, Vladimir Sharov, and George Bernard Shaw.
Caryl EmersonOct 30, 2019
Society Is the Biggest Murder Scene of All: Adrian Nathan West on Ingeborg Bachmann’s “Malina”
In Ingeborg Bachmann’s only completed novel “Malina,” translated by Philip Boehm, the first-person narrator is unnamed, or her name is simply "I".
Adrian Nathan WestOct 30, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Love Islands
Valerie Slaughter discusses the tribulations of monogamy, performative relationships, and the hit British reality dating show "Love Island."
Valerie SlaughterOct 30, 2019
Channeling Cervantes: On Salman Rushdie’s “Quichotte”
Brian Finney reviews “Quichotte,” the latest novel from Salman Rushdie.
Brian FinneyOct 29, 2019
- Fiction