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Notes on “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Becca Rothfeld on the joyous camp of "RuPaul's Drag Race."
Becca RothfeldMay 24, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Television
Damaging Words: On “Thirteen Reasons Why”
Jonathan Alexander reviews the new Netflix series “Thirteen Reasons Why.”
Jonathan AlexanderMay 24, 2017
- Television
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Remembering Roger Moore
Remembering Roger Moore
Mark SarvasMay 24, 2017
Hong Kong on a Bad Day: On Karen Fang’s Arresting Cinema
Hong Kong on a Bad Day: On Karen Fang’s "Arresting Cinema"
May 24, 2017
Have a Carrot, Have Two
Glen Roven on Amy Gary's "In the Great Green Room," a biography of "Goodnight Moon" author Margaret Wise Brown.
Glen RovenMay 23, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Remaking the University: The Idea of the English University
Michael Meranze reviews Stefan Collini’s “Speaking of Universities.”
Michael MeranzeMay 23, 2017
Celebrity Warfare: Image and Politics in the Age of Trump
Stephen Marche on how reality TV has transformed politics.
Stephen MarcheMay 23, 2017
- Politics
- Television
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
May 23, 2017
Not Forgotten: On the Sonoran Poet Abigael Bohórquez (1936-1995)
Not Forgotten: On the Sonoran Poet Abigael Bohórquez (1936-1995)
May 23, 2017
Remembering Chana Bloch
Remembering Chana Bloch
May 23, 2017
The Anatomy of Finickiness: On Alexander Theroux’s “Einstein’s Beets: An Examination of Food Phobias”
Who knew Mussolini didn't like mashed potatoes? Geoff Nicholson enjoys Alexander Theroux's latest.
Geoff NicholsonMay 22, 2017
- Food & Drink
- History
Presidential Purgatories: George Saunders’s “Lincoln in the Bardo”
Matt Sandler on George Saunders's debut novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo."
Matt SandlerMay 22, 2017
- Fiction
Getting Out of Our Normal Crap: George Saunders on Writing and Transcendence
Steve Paulson interviews George Saunders about writing, Buddhism, the Civil War, and “Lincoln in the Bardo.”
Steve PaulsonMay 22, 2017
- Fiction
Celebrating Langston Hughes — Black, Red, and Gay
Celebrating Langston Hughes — Black, Red, and Gay
May 22, 2017
A Muslim-American’s Pilgrimage to Manzanar
A Muslim-American’s Pilgrimage to Manzanar - BLARB
May 22, 2017
Why America Needs A Series of Unfortunate Events Now More than Ever
Why America Needs A Series of Unfortunate Events Now More than Ever
May 22, 2017