Archive

Life Writing: Samuel Beckett’s Literature of Disorder
Amanda Dennis cracks open “Samuel Beckett Is Closed” by Michael Coffey.
Amanda DennisFeb 13, 2018
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
Can Knowledge Change the World?: An Interview With Kate Grenville
Robert Wood interviews Kate Grenville, author of "The Case Against Fragrance."
Robert WoodFeb 13, 2018
When Big Government Was Big
Is the federal bureaucracy one of the United States’s treasures?
Max HolleranFeb 12, 2018
- History
- Politics
Everything Mall Is New Again
“The citizen in a mall-city assumes submission as a constant pose: there is nowhere else.” Krithika Varagur on the malls of Jakarta.
Krithika VaragurFeb 12, 2018
- Around the World
- Economics and Finance
Dangerous Bullshit
In American politics, we aren’t witnessing an unprecedented outbreak of lying. Another term is more appropriate: bullshit.
Philip KitcherFeb 12, 2018
“In A Little Bit of Time It Won’t Hurt So Bad”: Dodie Clark, Secrets for the Mad, and Hope for Young Women
Kelly Peyton interviews musician, artist, and YouTuber Dodie Clark, author of "Secrets of the Mad."
Kelly PeytonFeb 12, 2018
Immigrant Identities
Joanna Chen meets a woman immigrating to the U.S. on a long overseas flight.
Joanna ChenFeb 12, 2018
A Brutal Corrective
A meticulous retelling of an ethnic massacre of the 1980s leaves no doubt who was responsible.
Gary SinghFeb 11, 2018
- Around the World
- History
Queen Mary: On Mary Beard’s “Women & Power: A Manifesto”
Rachel Shteir on Mary Beard’s “Women & Power: A Manifesto.”
Rachel ShteirFeb 11, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Peter Thiel’s Unfortunate World: On “The Know-It-Alls” by Noam Cohen
A columnist takes a close look at Silicon Valley and finds it repulsive.
Bradley BabendirFeb 11, 2018
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Zoe Gilbert's Folk is a Dream as Real as Life
Matthew Janney reviews "Folk" by Zoe Gilbert.
Matthew JanneyFeb 11, 2018
“The Newcomers” Is an Antidote to Anti-Refugee Rhetoric Invading Politics
Jennifer Oldham interviews Helen Thorpe about "The Newcomers," in which she recounts the time she spent with teenage refugees as they learned English.
Jennifer OldhamFeb 10, 2018
Writing In Order to Live: On Maya Jasanoff’s “The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World”
John Tytell ranges over “The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World” by Maya Jasanoff.
John TytellFeb 10, 2018
Isolation, Intimacy, and Immortality in “Eternal Life” and “How to Stop Time”
Chelsea Leu finds the cloying and the clever in two new novels that reckon with immortality: Dara Horn’s “Eternal Life” and Matt Haig’s “How to Stop Time.”
Chelsea LeuFeb 10, 2018
- Fiction
The Campus Antifascist Network is Winning the Fight Against Fascism at Universities
Founders of the Campus Antifascist Network argues that fascism is not free speech, and that fascists should not be given a platform on University campuses.
Christopher VialsFeb 10, 2018
Music Is Non-Binary: Where Are the Transgender Musicians?
Sarah Bartolome argues for the inclusion of more transgender musicians in the popular music world.
Sarah BartolomeFeb 10, 2018