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All Snowflakes Must Melt: “Blade Runner 2049”
Wendy Hui Kyong Chun considers the future of "Blade Runner 2049."
Wendy Hui Kyong ChunNov 24, 2017
- Film
- SF
Hacking It: “Blade Runner 2049”
Did the 2014 Sony hack influence "Blade Runner 2049"? Jordan Brower on Denis Villeneuve's latest.
Jordan BrowerNov 24, 2017
- Film
- SF
All the Poets (Musicians on Writing): Anthony DeCurtis on Lou Reed
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
Scott TimbergNov 24, 2017
- Music
Charles Manson and the Apocalypse to Come
Dan Sinykin reimagines Charles Manson as a harbinger of the modern apocalyptic imaginary.
Dan SinykinNov 24, 2017
Letter from Utopia: Talking to Nick Bostrom
Andy Fitch interviews Nick Bostrom about his book "Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies."
Andy FitchNov 24, 2017
De Constantia, or Malcolm in the Middle
Birger Vanwesenbeeck remembers AC/DC's Malcolm Young.
Birger VanwesenbeeckNov 23, 2017
- Music
Dangerous Undercurrents: Sailing the Open Ocean of the Female Psyche in “Catalina”
Holiday Reinhorn reviews Liska Jacobs's debut novel, "Catalina."
Holiday ReinhornNov 23, 2017
- Fiction
The Making of a Teenage Radical: Talking with Laleh Khadivi About “A Good Country”
Jennifer Kaplan interviews Laleh Khadivi about her new novel, “A Good Country.”
Jennifer KaplanNov 23, 2017
- Fiction
A Light on Vivian Maier
Emilie Bickerton reviews Pamela Bannos's "Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife."
Emilie BickertonNov 23, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography
If They Were Émigrés: Drawing Inspiration from Old Political Cartoons
Three writers draw inspiration from the political cartoons of Russian émigrés after the October Revolution.
Vladimir ZimakovNov 23, 2017
Out of the Quagmire of Words: Ordinary Language Philosophy and Literary Study
V. Joshua Adams considers Toril Moi's "Revolution of the Ordinary: Literary Studies after Wittgenstein, Austin, and Cavell."
V. Joshua AdamsNov 22, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Philosophy & Religion
Does Liberalism Still Have a Future?
Jeffrey C. Isaac on Mark Lilla, Edward Luce, and where American liberalism goes from here.
Jeffrey C. IsaacNov 22, 2017
- Politics
Moody Genes
Taylor Beck reads Stephen P. Hinshaw's "Another Kind of Madness" through the lens of his own history with mental illness.
Taylor BeckNov 22, 2017
- Nonfiction
- Science & Technology
Laying a Groundwork for Hope in Israel-Palestine Through Grassroots Efforts
Dr. Elisha Waldman contends that supporting terminally ill children is a good starting point for establishing trust in Israel-Palestine.
Elisha WaldmanNov 22, 2017
Pleasure, Pity, Pain: On Petra Hůlová’s “Three Plastic Rooms”
A. M. Bakalar reviews “Three Plastic Rooms” by inventive Czech author Petra Hůlová.
A. M. BakalarNov 21, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
Government Policies That Created Our Segregated Cities, and What Can Be Done About It
Anne Richardson considers Richard Rothstein's "The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America."
Anne RichardsonNov 21, 2017
- Law
- Politics