Archive

Cold War Cold Files
A Hungarian author confronts his parents’ Cold War past.
Ksenya GurshteinOct 17, 2018
Beers for Brett
Brett Kavanaugh and drunken exclusion in historical perspective.
Sara LiptonOct 17, 2018
A Reactionary Renaming: Stanford and English Language Politics
Stanford's recent decision to remove references of Spanish missionary Junipero Serra ignores the Hispanic legacy in United States history.
Hollis RobbinsOct 17, 2018
Writing Algeria
Kamel Daoud is a brilliant, indeed dazzling, thinker: his sharp turns in thought and language, as well as his subject matter, gave me motion sickness.
Jennifer SolheimOct 16, 2018
Ted Hearne’s Political Soundscapes
David Hadju on Ted Hearne’s ambiguous political aesthetic.
David HajduOct 16, 2018
- Music
- Politics
A Polish Snow Globe: On Adam Mickiewicz’s “Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania”
Josh Billings revels in Bill Johnston’s “meticulous” translation of “Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania” by the great Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz.
Josh BillingsOct 16, 2018
Until the Moment of Incandescence: Jeff Jackson's Destroy All Monsters
Meghan Lamb interviews Jeff Jackson about his latest book, "Destroy All Monsters: The Last Rock Novel."
Meghan LambOct 16, 2018
In the In-Between: Identity, Place, and Nuance in Anita Felicelli’s “Love Songs for a Lost Continent”
"Love Songs for a Lost Continent" by Anita Felicelli, her debut short story collection, is a marvel of nuance, with each story complicating the narrative.
Ilana MasadOct 15, 2018
- Fiction
Asylum, Again: Why We Need to Stop Punishing the Mentally Ill
As more and more prisons become warehouses for the mentally ill, is it time to go back to the asylum? Taylor Beck explores, via Alisa Roth's "Insane."
Taylor BeckOct 15, 2018
- Politics
- Science & Technology
The Crisis of Intimacy in the Age of Digital Connectivity
The internet’s quintessential, paradoxical message is “Only Connect.”
Stephen MarcheOct 15, 2018
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology
Sacred Geometry: A Visit to the 4chan “Papercraft and Origami” Board
“Origami is the closest thing to sacred geometry…don’t pervert it with the pursuit of women.” Adam Novy on the "Papercraft and Origami" 4chan board.
Adam NovyOct 15, 2018
Taking Responsibility: An Interview with Sarah Schulman
Carley Moore speaks with Sarah Schulman about “Maggie Terry,” Schulman’s new novel about an addict and mother struggling to get her life back together.
Carley MooreOct 14, 2018
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Giving Voice to the Various
Ben Fountain takes a look at his country and describes it in dazzling language.
Linda BamberOct 14, 2018
- Politics
The Opiate of the Masses? Not So Fast.
In "Why We Need Religion," Stephen T. Asma argues that religion answers to a deep emotional need and therefore plays an irreplaceable role in societies.
Todd MayOct 14, 2018
- Philosophy & Religion
- Religion
A Python Goes to Pyongyang (and Well Beyond): Michael Palin in North Korea
Colin Marshall reflects on "Michael Palin in North Korea."
Colin MarshallOct 14, 2018
Tales of Monstrous Women: “The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter” and “European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman” by Theodora Goss
While delivering two rollicking tales of adventure, Theodora Goss also has something important to say about women and monsters.
Ilana TeitelbaumOct 13, 2018
- SF