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The Emotional Harpoons
Scott Timberg interviews Robert Crais, prolific author of “The Wanted.”
Scott TimbergApr 24, 2018
- Noir
Serious Laughing Matter: Bassem Youssef on Comedy and the Arab Spring
Orly Minazad speaks to newly LA-based Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef, author of “Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring.”
Orly MinazadApr 24, 2018
- Around the World
- Politics
“It’s Not of Now, but it’s Good Now”: Tamar Adler on Reviving Food from a Bygone Era
Ayden LeRoux review's the newest cookbook by Tamar Adler, "Something Old, Something New."
Ayden LeRouxApr 24, 2018
Sex Ed for Christians
A pair of new books challenge conventional assumptions about sex and Christianity.
John ComptonApr 23, 2018
Responding to an Emergency: On Lynn Hunt’s “History: Why it Matters”
Robert Zaretsky appreciates “History: Why it Matters,” a rallying cry for the discipline by Lynn Hunt.
Robert ZaretskyApr 23, 2018
- History
Where Will You Take Me?
“'Time Pieces' comes across as a vexingly undecided little book.” Sven Birkerts on John Banville's Dublin memoir.
Sven BirkertsApr 23, 2018
After Winter: Leonard Cohen, Rostam, Noname
Poetry can, in a certain light, read like it’s pretty much defined against the art of songwriting. Michael Devine on poetry and pop music.
Michael DevineApr 23, 2018
New Path: The Lack of Gender Parity Has Long, Historic, Global Roots
Cynthia Yung uses the Chinese education system to illustrate why the US needs to create infrastructure for gender parity.
Cynthia YungApr 23, 2018
Small-Town Tragedy, Big-Time Resentments
With subtlety, Susan Henderson attempts to understand, deconstruct, and empathize with small-town America.
Gina FrangelloApr 22, 2018
- Fiction
The Voices of Hayden White
Amy Elias reminds us of what we have lost with the passing of Hayden White, one of the great humanist minds of our time.
Amy J. EliasApr 22, 2018
- History
- Literary Criticism
The Dark Side of Nice
D. Berton Emerson on Carrie Tirado Bramen’s “American Niceness: A Cultural History”
D. Berton EmersonApr 22, 2018
- Cultural Studies
- History
Probing the Gray Area with Jemima Kirke
Natalia Winkelman talks to Jemima Kirke at SXSW festival, where her new comedy "Wild Honey Pie!" premiered.
Natalia WinkelmanApr 22, 2018
In the Habitations of Specters: On Stephen Graham Jones’s “Mapping the Interior”
Readers can feel confident following Stephen Graham Jones into the dark and obscure landscapes of his fiction.
Billy J. StrattonApr 21, 2018
- SF
How Stan Lee Became the Man Behind Marvel
Chris Yogerst on Bob Batchelor's recent biography of the comic book legend.
Chris YogerstApr 21, 2018
- Biography & Autobiography
- Comics
What You Knew: A Brief History of Summer
Sally Ashton's short take on the theme 'To My Younger Self:' "What You Knew: A Brief History of Summer."
Sally AshtonApr 21, 2018
Comics and Storytelling: A Conversation with Mat Johnson
On "Incognegro," moving between literary fiction and graphic novels, and the Harlem Renaissance.
Alex DuebenApr 21, 2018