Archive

MANESOLOGY
Douglas Kearney's contribution to the Provocations series, in conjunction with UCI’s “Who Do We Think We Are” conference.
Douglas KearneyJan 25, 2018
Queering Dance, at Last
Melissa Templeton on the new anthology “Queer Dance,” which, at long last treats the intersection of gender, sex, and choreography.
Melissa TempletonJan 24, 2018
The Death of the Author: Reflecting on Denis Johnson’s “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden”
Nathan Pensky on the late Denis Johnson's new short story collection.
Nathan PenskyJan 24, 2018
- Fiction
Reluctant Warriors: How the Pentagon Fights the US President
On "The Pentagon’s Wars: The Military’s Undeclared War Against America’s Presidents."
Henrik BeringJan 24, 2018
- History
- Politics
When Art Becomes Catharsis: En Masse at THE SPACE by ADVOCARTSY
Melissa Karlin reviews Pouya Afshar’s solo show "En Masse" at THE SPACE by ADVOCARTSY.
Melissa KarlinJan 24, 2018
The End of Internet Plutocracy
Google, Amazon, and Facebook may seem like benevolent plutocrats, but the time for plutocracy is over.
Jonathan TaplinJan 24, 2018
Squaring the Conservative Circle
Conservatives haven’t always worshipped the free market, and Donald Trump’s strange economics actually have historical grounding. Two new books show how.
Jacob HamburgerJan 23, 2018
- History
- Politics
Barbie, Bratz, and a Pulp Fiction Take on the Litigation That Consumed Them Both
Alyson Claire Decker on "You Don’t Own Me: How Mattel v. MGA Entertainment Exposed Barbie’s Dark Side."
Alyson Claire DeckerJan 23, 2018
- Law
The Improbable and Impervious in Barbara Comyns’s “The Juniper Tree”
Anna E. Clark unearths the fairy-tale force of “The Juniper Tree,” a late-career novel by Barbara Comyns.
Anna E. ClarkJan 23, 2018
- Fiction
Distracted Dreaming: Love the Stranger by Jay Deshpande
Hilary Vaughn Dobel reviews the debut poetry collection "Love the Stranger" by Jay Deshpande.
Hilary Vaughn DobelJan 23, 2018
A New Year Round Robin from Myanmar 2018
ko ko thett brings us another New Year’s letter from Jet Ni.
Jet NiJan 22, 2018
- Around the World
Most Resistance Does Not Speak Its Name: An Interview with James C. Scott
Francis Wade interviews James C. Scott about state resistance in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Francis WadeJan 22, 2018
Darwin on Endless Trial
Morten Høi Jensen weighs two takes on Darwin’s legacy.
Morten Høi JensenJan 22, 2018
- History
- Science & Technology
To Try is to Suffer: Being Gay in Uzbekistan
"I hide in my flat and I hide online. In fact that is what most gay men in Uzbekistan do."
Nathan JeffersJan 22, 2018
“The Stamp is Never Neutral”: Vincent Sardon’s “The Stampographer”
Stamps can terrorize because while their materiality exists in time, like that of paintings, it also compacts it.
Mairead CaseJan 21, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Comics
What Was Liberal Education?
Richard Eldridge on the past and future of the liberal arts.
Richard EldridgeJan 21, 2018