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Roxane Gay’s Twitter Rage
Nicole M. Morris Johnson discusses Roxane Gay's Twitter prowess and the power of the clapback.
Nicole M. Morris JohnsonMay 9, 2019
Where Is Deconstruction Today?: On Jacques Derrida’s “Theory and Practice” and Byung-Chul Han’s “Shanzhai: Deconstruction in Chinese”
Gregory Jones-Katz considers the legacy of deconstruction.
Gregory Jones-KatzMay 8, 2019
- Around the World
- Philosophy & Religion
Futuristic Technology of an Alternate Past: Ian McEwan’s “Machines Like Me”
McEwan seems ultimately to have wanted to write a science fiction novel, but he couches it in his old historical upholstery.
Ben LibmanMay 8, 2019
- Fiction
- SF
More Poems Left in My Chest: A Portrait of the Poet Laureate of Kurdish Jihad
Mohammed Fatih Mohammed considers the legacy of Khider Kosari, the “poet laureate of Kurdish jihad.”
Mohammed Fatih MohammedMay 8, 2019
New Spells for the Future: A Conversation with Ben Okri
"It is a story and a poem and a dream and a nightmare, a fear and a hope, an alchemy and a spell and a liberation," says Ben Okri of his latest novel.
Robert WoodMay 8, 2019
No Savior on the Horizon: Native Peoples’ Fight for Environmental and Cultural Protection
Debra Utacia Krol reviews Dina Gilio-Whitaker's "As Long as Grass Grows."
Debra Utacia KrolMay 7, 2019
- History
- Politics
The Problem of the Now: A Conversation with Sally Ashton
Dinah Lenney talks to Sally Ashton about her new book, "The Behaviour of Clocks."
Dinah LenneyMay 7, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Poetry
Philosophy for Everyone and No One: On Two Recent Books by John Kaag
John Muller discusses John Kaag’s innovation in the genre of philosophical memoir.
John F. MullerMay 7, 2019
Once More to the Cat
Becca Schuh examines the critique and praise of Kristen Roupenian's "You Know You Want This."
Becca SchuhMay 7, 2019
Game of Thrones: Season 8, "The Last of the Starks"
For Dear Television, Aaron Bady and Sarah Mesle check in with the last of the Starks on the day after the long night in Westeros.
Aaron Bady, Sarah MesleMay 6, 2019
- Dear Television
Films Without Borders: An Interview with Christian Petzold
Gregg LaGambina talks to director Christian Petzold about his new film, "Transit."
Gregg LaGambinaMay 6, 2019
- Around the World
- Film
A Season Underground: "Russian Doll" and Mental Illness
Peli Grietzer considers the rallying murmur of Russian Doll's revolutionary representation of mental illness.
Peli GrietzerMay 6, 2019
- Television
Resistance Is a State of Mind: On Lynne Olson’s “Madame Fourcade’s Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France’s Largest Spy Network Against Hitler”
Alexander C. Kafka uncovers “Madame Fourcade’s Secret War,” a “tense new page-turner” by Lynne Olson.
Alexander C. KafkaMay 6, 2019
- Around the World
- History
The Violence of the Algorithm
Brad Evans speaks with Davide Panagia, author of “Ten Theses for an Aesthetics of Politics.” A conversation in Brad Evans’s Histories of Violence series.
Brad EvansMay 6, 2019
- Histories of Violence
- Science & Technology
The Weekly Read: May 6, 2019
Steve Lichtman reviews the week in politics and culture.
Steve LichtmanMay 6, 2019
Uncle Sam and the Wagging Finger of Prayer
Steven Wingate discusses South Dakota Senate Bill 55, requiring religious slogans in schools.
Steven WingateMay 6, 2019