Archive

Autumn in New York
Greg Gerke considers real estate and construction in his neighborhood of Park Slope, New York.
Greg GerkeFeb 20, 2018
Elio’s Education
D. A. Miller on the mainstream gay-themed movie, the Beautiful Life, and "Call Me by Your Name."
D. A. MillerFeb 19, 2018
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Active Shooter
A recent book on a famous 2010 mass shooting in the United Kingdom.
Jeff MayshFeb 19, 2018
- History
Indicting the System
A memoir from the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Stephanie AbrahamFeb 19, 2018
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
Drinking with the Ghost: Alice Dunbar-Nelson in New Orleans
Katie Orphan visits the French Quarter of New Orleans to visit with the ghost of Alice Dunbar-Nelson.
Katie OrphanFeb 19, 2018
A Terraqueous Counter-Narrative in US History
Michele Currie Navakas’s “Liquid Landscape” convincingly demonstrates that Florida has always compromised master narratives of US nationalism.
D. Berton EmersonFeb 18, 2018
- History
Playing the Girl: Ten False Starts (After Janet Malcolm)
Karen Karbo tries to review "You Play the Girl" by Carina Chocano.
Karen KarboFeb 18, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
Rachel Jacoff: Hell is Other People in Dante's Inferno
This is the second of three Entitled Opinions episodes with Rachel Jacoff discussing Dante's Inferno.
Feb 18, 2018
Learning, and Not Caring: On the MLA’s Palestine Resolution
When professional mastery equals political quietism.
David Palumbo-LiuFeb 18, 2018
- Politics
Simon Winchester's Korea, 30 Years On: Classic Travelogue or Cultural Offense?
Colin Marshall considers Simon Winchester's" Korea: a Walk Through the Land of Miracles," 30 years after its publication.
Colin MarshallFeb 18, 2018
Misogyny Online: Death by a Thousand Cuts
Marta Zarzycka on how algorithms perpetuate the prevalence of misogyny online.
Marta ZarzyckaFeb 18, 2018
Stone Walls and No Discussions
Ideas wither when they aren’t challenged, and the greatest free speech problem in the United States may be on the left.
Mark EdmundsonFeb 17, 2018
- Politics
A Theory of Injustice for Truly Disadvantaged Blacks
What duties do black citizens owe to a biased “justice” system?
Jody D. ArmourFeb 17, 2018
- Law
- Politics
No Follow-Through
“Star Trek” seems paralyzed by the idea of doing the one thing the fans of the series actually want.
Gerry CanavanFeb 17, 2018
- SF
- Television
Gaming Out Lunatics — Charles Manson and Kim Jong-un: The Problems of Assessing “Madness”
John Hulsman on what we miss when we dismiss people like Charles Manson or Kim Jong-un as just plain "crazy."
Dr. John C. HulsmanFeb 17, 2018
Transformation and Non-Adventure in Ashley Shelby's South Pole Station
Ben Valentine reviews Ashley Shelby's "South Pole Station."
Ben ValentineFeb 17, 2018