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A Face in the Cloud
Peter Gadol discusses how he found a face in the cloud between social media's endless stream of photos of strangers.
Peter GadolAug 21, 2018
“Reach Out Your Hand”: On Mark Wagenaar’s “Southern Tongues Leave Us Shining”
Will Brewbaker is transfixed by “Southern Tongues Leave Us Shining,” the latest collection from poet Mark Wagenaar.
Will BrewbakerAug 20, 2018
- Poetry
“No Films Are Ever Made”: A Correspondence with Paul Bowles
Tom Christie presents his four-year correspondence with Paul Bowles.
Tom ChristieAug 20, 2018
Taking Philosophy Forward
In “Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto,” Bryan W. Van Norden calls on philosophers to expand their intellectual horizons.
Jonardon GaneriAug 20, 2018
- Philosophy & Religion
Avital and Nimrod: Sexual Harassment and “Campy Communications” at NYU
Jon Wiener examines the Avital Ronell scandal, and questions some of Avital's defenders about how their opinions have changed.
Jon WienerAug 20, 2018
The Castaways of Leave No Trace
Debra Granik's new film, "Leave No Trace" reframes the classic castaway story as a competing desire to belong to and to leave modern society.
Geoff NelsonAug 20, 2018
A Castle Built on Sand? Ukrainian Literature and Crimea
Stephen Komarnyckyj explores the rich and fragile tradition of Ukrainian literature from Crimea.
Stephen KomarnyckyjAug 19, 2018
The Words That Don’t Kill: Interview with Tetiana Savchynska
Yuliya Komska interviews Tetiana Savchynska, the Ukrainian translator of Kazuo Ishiguro and John Le Carré, about the language in war and literature.
Yuliya KomskaAug 19, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
Every Woman’s Story: In Conversation with Paula McLain About Gellhorn and Hemingway
Jill Talbot talks with Paula McLain about Martha Gellhorn’s legacy, defending Hemingway, and “the empathetic imagination” in historical fiction.
Jill TalbotAug 19, 2018
- Fiction
A Traveler's Video of Seoul Astonishes, while Official Promotion of Korea Embarrasses
Colin MarshallAug 19, 2018
Russian Cosmism Versus Interstellar Bosses: Reclaiming Full-Throttle Luxury Space Communism
Aaron Winslow reviews the collection "Russian Cosmism," edited by Boris Groys.
Aaron WinslowAug 18, 2018
In Defense of the Medium
Hillary Chute's "Why Comics?" provide a counternarrative to the corporate history of mainstream comics.
Alex MillerAug 18, 2018
- Comics
Scripts of Girlhood: An Interview with Hollie Tommasino
An interview with the designer of “The Baby-Sitters Club” novels.
Kelly BlewettAug 18, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Jami Attenberg’s #1000WordsofSummer Turned a Corner of the Internet into a Supportive Literary Community
Amy Carleton describes how Jami Attenberg created a positive online community with #1000WordsofSummer.
Amy CarletonAug 18, 2018
At a Certain Age and Searching for Meaning: Anne Tyler’s “Clock Dance”
Anne Tyler’s “Clock Dance” explores a woman’s desperate desire to remain useful, even indispensable, as she ages.
Sheila McClearAug 17, 2018
- Fiction
Memories of the Skin: Shizu Saldamando’s Portraits
Reflections on queer punk art and performance.
Raquel GutiérrezAug 17, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality