Archive

All of Life Is Creation: Jack Kerouac’s Art
A catalog of oils, watercolors, and pencil sketches by the Beat luminary.
Stuart WaltonNov 15, 2018
- Art & Architecture
Joshua Cohen Confronts the New National Deficit in “ATTENTION: Dispatches from a Land of Distraction”
Jessi Jezewska Stevens declares Joshua Cohen’s “ATTENTION: Dispatches from a Land of Distraction” “brilliant, frustrating, searching, and sad.”
Jessi Jezewska StevensNov 15, 2018
- Memoir & Essay
“A Republic or a Monarchy?” A Citizen’s Guide to Impeachment
Should Donald Trump be impeached? Stephen Rohde reads Cass Sunstein to find out.
Stephen RohdeNov 15, 2018
- Law
- Politics
“The Liberal Order Is the Incubator for Authoritarianism”: A Conversation with Pankaj Mishra
Francis Wade speaks to Pankaj Mishra about how the discourse of liberalism and human rights is fatally infected with imperialist histories.
Francis WadeNov 15, 2018
- Around the World
- Politics
Feminist Ambivalences at Exclusive Women’s Social Club
Danielle Drori reflects on her short-lived membership at the women's co-working space and club The Wing, and Nancy Fraser's theory of feminist ambivalences.
Danielle DroriNov 15, 2018
A Native with a Pale Face
Ross Wolfe presents a translation of Ivan Segré’s critical review of “Whites, Jews, and Us” by Houria Bouteldja.
Ivan Segré, Ross WolfeNov 14, 2018
Once Upon a Time in Los Angeles: Kathryn Harrison’s “On Sunset”
Dinah Lenney journeys through “On Sunset,” a new memoir by Kathryn Harrison.
Dinah LenneyNov 14, 2018
- Memoir & Essay
The World Is Not Enough
Jason Barker reviews "A World to Win: The Life and Works of Karl Marx."
Jason BarkerNov 14, 2018
From the Frontlines of a Civilizational Crisis
Rahuldeep Gill, Professor of Religion at California Lutheran University, writes on fire, guns, and the crisis of our times.
Rahuldeep GillNov 14, 2018
Cork, Ireland: The Place of Literature in a City Rising
While Cork, Ireland is a city transformed by globalization and gentrification, it's literary figures still reinforce the city's distinct feel.
James O’SullivanNov 14, 2018
Remember to Forget: Patrick Modiano’s “Sleep of Memory”
Patrick Modiano's "Sleep of Memory" manages to attach a feeling not just of unease but of genuine terror to the past.
Thomas J. MillayNov 13, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Million Trumps of India
India’s business class of the future is already displaying some of capitalism’s worst features.
Gary SinghNov 13, 2018
- Around the World
- Politics
When Fear Goes Pop: An Interview with Kisha Lewellyn Schlegel on “Fear Icons”
In this monthly series, Melynda Fuller interviews writer and academic Kisha Lewellyn Schlegel about her debut essay collection “Fear Icons.”
Melynda FullerNov 13, 2018
- Memoir & Essay
An Open Letter to Ken Brecher and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles
An open letter from Antena Los Ángeles to the Library Foundation of Los Angeles protesting the firing of Maureen Moore and Louise Steinman.
AntenaNov 13, 2018
Imagining Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago's "Never a Lovely So Real"
Eli Rudavsky reviews the Art Institute of Chicago's recent exhibition, "Never a Lovely So Real."
Eli RudavskyNov 13, 2018
You Can Read (and So Can This Computer)
Sheila Liming reviews Andrew Piper’s “Enumerations: Data and Literary Study.”
Sheila LimingNov 12, 2018
- Literary Criticism
- Science & Technology