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Grand Finale: On “The Poetry of Weldon Kees: Vanishing as Presence”
Kathleen Rooney reviews John T. Irwin’s “The Poetry of Weldon Kees: Vanishing as Presence.”
Kathleen RooneyMay 30, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Poetry
Open the Pod Bay Doors
Tom Zoellner talks to Simon Birch about his new exhibition, "The 14th Factory."
Tom ZoellnerMay 30, 2017
- Art & Architecture
Flyover Utopia: On Keith Krumwiede’s “Atlas of Another America”
Mimi Zeiger examines “Atlas of Another America: An Architectural Fiction” by Keith Krumwiede.
Mimi ZeigerMay 30, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Cultural Studies
The Heart Grows Stranger: Sorrow & the Unspeakable in Three Recent Prose Texts
The Heart Grows Stranger: Sorrow & the Unspeakable in Three Recent Prose Texts
May 30, 2017
The Awful Pleasures of Spiritual Pornography
A scholar of religion — attacked by conservative Christian authors — tries to understand their pique.
Alan LevinovitzMay 29, 2017
- Politics
- Religion
“A Sweetness in This Sense”: On X. J. Kennedy’s “That Swing: Poems, 2008–2016”
Patrick Kurp finds sweetness in “That Swing: Poems, 2008–2016” by X. J. Kennedy.
Patrick KurpMay 29, 2017
- Poetry
What Are We Still Doing in Guantanamo?
Molly McCloskeyMay 29, 2017
- Politics
“Men Without Women”: What Happens When Murakami’s Ordinary Men Grow Older
Sad as the stories in Haruki Murakami’s “Men Without Women” are, they are beautiful and strange, tinged with hope.
Marcy DermanskyMay 29, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
Alexander Woollcott's Memorial of Father Francis Duffy of New York's 69th Regiment
Alexander Woollcott's Memorial of Father Francis Duffy of New York's 69th Regiment
May 29, 2017
10 Ways to Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
10 Ways to Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
May 29, 2017
A Town’s Own Story: Édouard Louis’s “The End of Eddy”
Charlie Tyson on Édouard Louis's autobiographical novel.
Charlie TysonMay 28, 2017
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Slight Exaggeration: An Interview with Adam Zagajewski
Louise Steinman talks to poet Adam Zagajewski about his new memoir, "Slight Exaggeration."
Louise SteinmanMay 28, 2017
Grandfathers and Child Molesters
Writing about a pedophile and murderer led Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich to write about her own family.
Tucker CoombeMay 28, 2017
- Law
- Memoir & Essay
Why We Should All Read Alice in Wonderland Right Now
Why We Should All Read "Alice in Wonderland" Right Now
Brad EvansMay 28, 2017
The Know-How of Korean Netizens in a High-Spec New Paradigm of Synergy: or, Korea's Dilbert-Era Loanwords
The Know-How of Korean Netizens in a High-Spec New Paradigm of Synergy: or, Korea's Dilbert-Era Loanwords
May 28, 2017
The Lyric in Theory: A Conversation with Jonathan Culler
Francesco Giusti discusses the theory of the lyric with Jonathan Culler.
Francesco GiustiMay 27, 2017