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Hereditary Cultural Burdens: Steph Cha’s “Your House Will Pay”
Jervey Tervalon appreciates the ambition of “Your House Will Pay,” a novel by Steph Cha that reckons with the legacy of 1992.
Jervey TervalonOct 15, 2019
- Fiction
- Noir
Black No More?
Cinque Henderson looks at "Self-Portrait in Black and White" by Thomas Chatterton Williams.
Cinque HendersonOct 15, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
The oracle in My Dreams: Talking with Cinelle Barnes
Stephanie Malak talks with Cinelle Barnes about memory, living undocumented in the US, and her book "Malaya."
Stephanie MalakOct 15, 2019
Why Technologists Fail to Think of Moderation as a Virtue and Other Stories About AI
Evan Selinger argues that Ted Chiang’s fiction is more useful for understanding the dangers of AI than “Possible Minds: 25 Ways of Looking at AI.”
Evan SelingerOct 14, 2019
- SF
- Science & Technology
Decline and Fall of American Democracy?
Don Franzen reviews Edward Watts's "Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny."
Don FranzenOct 14, 2019
AWP: A Crisis of Governance
Matt Burriesci diagnoses the cultural ills of AWP.
Matt BurriesciOct 14, 2019
- Education
- Nonfiction
How to Forget: On Lewis Hyde’s “A Primer for Forgetting: Getting Past the Past”
Sebastian Stockman reviews Lewis Hyde’s “A Primer for Forgetting.”
Sebastian StockmanOct 14, 2019
- History
- Politics
Emerged, Still Emerging: In Defense of the Mid-Career Author
Joseph Di Prisco discusses the stigmas and difficulties of being a mid-career author as well as the Simpson/Joyce Carol Oates Prize.
Joseph Di PriscoOct 14, 2019
The Mild, Mild West: On “Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West”
A one-volume history of the American West reads too much like a movie we’ve already seen.
Karl JacobyOct 13, 2019
- History
- Politics
Seven Minutes to Beauty
Lulu Dewey wonders about real beauty.
Lulu DeweyOct 13, 2019
- Nonfiction
The Moon, the Corps, and the War
A writer reflects on how American volunteerism in Iran changed his life.
Hamid EkbiaOct 13, 2019
Light a Candle
Sands Hall discusses her history with Scientology and the inspiration for her song "Light a Candle."
Sands HallOct 13, 2019
Déjà vu Destroyed: On Stephen King’s “The Institute”
Patrick McAleer reviews Stephen King's new novel, "The Institute."
Patrick McAleerOct 12, 2019
- SF
“Restoring the Divine to the Care of the Earth”: On James W. Heisig’s “Of Gods and Minds”
Joseph S. O’Leary considers James W. Heisig's new book, "Of Gods and Minds."
Joseph S. O’LearyOct 12, 2019
The End of Oz: Reflections on the Centenary of L. Frank Baum’s Death
Scott Bradfield on the pleasures and perils of the “Oz” series.
Scott BradfieldOct 12, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
White Screen/Black Hole: On Daniel Fish’s Theatrical Pas-de-Deux with Don DeLillo
Elizabeth Wiet reviews Daniel Fish’s 2019 stage adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel "White Noise" at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
Elizabeth WietOct 12, 2019