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The Consolation of Genre: On Reading Romance Novels
Cailey Hall offers a history of the Romance genre.
Cailey HallAug 27, 2018
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
Adrift and Unmoored
Nathan Jefferson reviews “Cult X” by Fuminori Nakamura.
Nathan JeffersonAug 27, 2018
- Around the World
- Noir
My L.A. in Four Locations: Storefront Churches
My L.A. in Four Locations is a running feature. This week, writer Kevin McCollister takes us on a brief tour of storefront churches.
Kevin McCollisterAug 27, 2018
Slumber as Self-Preservation: Oblomov and My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Lori Feathers on two sleep-obsessed heroes, one in Ottessa Moshfegh's "My Year of Rest and Relaxation," and the other in Ivan Goncharov’s "Oblomov."
Lori FeathersAug 27, 2018
Facebook Society. Does it Matter?
An excerpt from Roberto Simanowski's "Facebook Society: Losing Ourselves in Sharing Ourselves," translated by Susan H. Gillespie.
Roberto SimanowskiAug 27, 2018
The Trouble You Promised: Reading Tracy K. Smith
Sumita Chakraborty is moved by “Wade in the Water,” the newest collection of poetry by Tracy K. Smith, and all that came before it.
Sumita ChakrabortyAug 26, 2018
- Poetry
Growing Up and Moving On
How YA fiction deals with sexual abuse in the #MeToo era.
Jilly PretzelAug 26, 2018
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Encores of Love and Listening: Sarah Blackwood and Peter Coviello Discuss “Long Players”
“The book is a kind of love letter. Or, more truthfully, several love letters, sewn together into one.”
Sarah BlackwoodAug 26, 2018
- Memoir & Essay
No Strings Attached: An Argument for Universal Basic Income
As the modern economy rapidly changes and grows, a Universal Basic Income offers a simple solution to poverty in the United States.
Will CompernolleAug 26, 2018
The Old Left: “Conscience” by Alice Mattison
"Conscience" is a curious book. Every time I wanted to object, Mattison pulled me back in.
Lisa FetchkoAug 25, 2018
- Fiction
Social Justice Comics Today: An Interview with the Creators of “The Beast: Making a Living on a Dying Planet”
Daniel Worden talks with Nicole Burton, Hugh Goldring, and Patrick McCurdy about their recent graphic novel, "The Beast."
Daniel WordenAug 25, 2018
- Comics
- Politics
All Architectures I Am: The (Unintended) Legacy of Charles Olson’s Projective Verse
Max Lesser uncovers the unintended legacy of Charles Olson.
Max LesserAug 25, 2018
- Poetry
On Literary Grifters and Predators
Michelle Falkoff considers why writers are susceptible to being taken advantage of financially, and what to do about it.
Michelle FalkoffAug 25, 2018
Crossing Memories: Reckoning with Loss Past and Present in North and South Korea
Elizabeth W. Son on the 65th anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement that formally ended the hostilities of the Korean War.
Elizabeth W. SonAug 25, 2018
Remembering Simone Weil: The Price and the Purpose of Philosophy
Robert Zaretsky considers the legacy of Simone Weil 75 years after her death.
Robert ZaretskyAug 24, 2018
Fifty Billion Shades of Gray
"Root for the law, or root for the money? Fortunately, we don’t have to choose." Anna Kornbluh on "Billions."
Anna KornbluhAug 24, 2018
- Television