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What Killmonger Can Teach America About Heroism
Eden Robins on Erik Killmonger, American villainy, and family separation.
Eden RobinsJun 28, 2018
Elegies and Enduring Love in Jim Crace’s “The Melody”
Jim Crace’s “The Melody” sings a haunting refrain of enduring love.
Robert Allen PapinchakJun 27, 2018
- Fiction
Some Trump-Induced Thoughts on the History of Detention
Rachel Weil provides an historical reflection on the history of detention and its implications in light of the Trump administration’s policy on refugees.
Rachel WeilJun 27, 2018
Love, Cruelty, Passion, and Lies
On “Our Kind of Cruelty” by Araminta Hall.
Karen BrissetteJun 27, 2018
- Noir
Prisoners of a Vision: Dissidents in Sisi’s Egypt
The ongoing struggle against a US-backed dictatorship.
Tom StevensonJun 27, 2018
- Around the World
- Politics
On Violence
The fourth installment of Kristina Marie Darling's series "Billed into Silence."
Kristina Marie DarlingJun 27, 2018
“Color of Reality”: Jon Boogz, Lil Buck, and Black Lives in Livid Color
"Color of Reality" is a eulogy for all black men who dare step into three-dimensionality.
Constance Valis HillJun 26, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Film
Pyongyang Torch Song
An American writes of his time in North Korea.
Ben ShieldsJun 26, 2018
Elegant, Tragic, Strange: Eric Beck Rubin’s “School of Velocity”
André van Loon reviews Eric Beck Rubin's debut novel, "School of Velocity."
André van LoonJun 26, 2018
- Fiction
Modus Ponens
Yxta Maya Murray studies the strange logic of family separation and angel families.
Yxta Maya MurrayJun 26, 2018
VR: Between Hope, Hype, and Humbug
Three new books consider the future of virtual reality.
William UricchioJun 25, 2018
- Science & Technology
Realistic, If Not Real
Ivy Pochoda interviews writer Sebastian Rotella about his new novel, “Rip Crew.”
Ivy PochodaJun 25, 2018
- Around the World
- Noir
“A Lovely Grave for Learning”: Exhuming the Dead of Guatemala’s Genocide
A journey into the mass graves of Guatemala.
Alexa HagertyJun 25, 2018
The Confessional Room: An Interview With Lucas Mann
Andrew Zingg interviews Lucas Mann about his book "Captive Audience: On Love and Reality."
Andrew ZinggJun 25, 2018
No More Nature: On Ecopoetics in the Anthropocene
"Poetry might best represent what capitalism has spoiled." Jean-Thomas Tremblay reviews two new books of ecopoetry.
Jean-Thomas TremblayJun 24, 2018
- Philosophy & Religion
- Poetry
Labyrinthine Streets
Alex Segura talks to Christine Mangan about her novel “Tangerine.”
Alex SeguraJun 24, 2018
- Around the World
- Noir