Archive

Identity Across the Diaspora: A Conversation with Wayétu Moore
A Liberian-American novelist discusses pan-Africanism and the power of black bodies.
Mariatu SantiagoJan 9, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Magic Carpet Rides: Rock Music and the Fantastic
The long and complex relationship between fantastic fiction and rock music.
Rob LathamJan 9, 2019
- Music
- SF
We’re All Dürt Würkers: Grady Hendrix’s Heavy Metal Horror
Grady Hendrix’s “We Sold Our Souls” pokes subtle fun at heavy metal and its self-seriousness, but also embraces that seriousness as a platform for critique.
Sean GuynesJan 9, 2019
- SF
An Inconvenient Animal: Rodents of Unusual Size
Lewis Page reviews the new PBS documentary, "Rodents of Unusual Size," about the invasive nutria species of Louisiana.
Lewis PageJan 9, 2019
Housekeeping’s Patron Saint
"Roma" is a movie made to appease the ruling class: fawning in its praise of power, it dead-ends at an image that literally deifies servitude.
Scout TafoyaJan 8, 2019
- Around the World
- Film
Why Are Conservatives So Afraid of Higher Education?
A book predicting the imminent threat to American civilization from its own universities is only the latest rewrite of an old falsehood.
Paul W. GleasonJan 8, 2019
- Education
- Politics
Long Live 007
On “Forever and a Day,” the new James Bond novel by Anthony Horowitz.
Robert Allen PapinchakJan 8, 2019
- Noir
Remembering Eileen Battersby
Susan Curtis remembers author, journalist, and literary critic Eileen Battersby, who died on December 23 at the age of 60.
Susan CurtisJan 8, 2019
A Tale of Conflict and Disagreement
David Biale studies “The Chosen Wars: How Judaism Became an American Religion” by Steven R. Weisman.
David BialeJan 7, 2019
“Innumerable Intentions and Charms”: On Gary Browning’s “Why Iris Murdoch Matters”
Kieran Setiya considers “Why Iris Murdoch Matters” by Gary Browning.
Kieran SetiyaJan 7, 2019
- Fiction
- Philosophy & Religion
Histories of Violence: The Expulsion of Humanity
Brad Evans speaks with Columbia University professor of sociology Saskia Sassen. A conversation in Brad Evans’s "Histories of Violence" series.
Brad EvansJan 7, 2019
- Histories of Violence
Frozen as the Oceans Rise: On “We’re Doomed. Now What?”
Sharon Kunde challenges Roy Scranton’s fatalist view of climate change.
Sharon KundeJan 6, 2019
No More About Us Without Us: A Conversation with Ryan Hampton
The author of “American Fix” on the opioid crisis and how to solve it.
Travis LupickJan 6, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Politics
The Numinous Has Many Shapes and Ways: On SITI and Aaron Poochigian’s “Bacchae”
Aaron Poochigian’s version of “Bacchae” is colloquial enough to be clear, but not too clear: if it weren’t a bit odd, it wouldn’t be Euripides.
Kevin McMahonJan 6, 2019
- Art & Architecture
The Making of a Korean Monster: Kim Sagwa's Bloody High-School Novel Mina
Colin Marshall on Kim Sagwa's novel "Mina (미나)," newly out in English translation by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton.
Colin MarshallJan 6, 2019
Restoring a Wartime Master: On Irene Guenther’s “Postcards from the Trenches”
Ann Murray looks at “Postcards from the Trenches: A German Soldier’s Testimony of the Great War” by Irene Guenther.
Ann MurrayJan 5, 2019