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What Is the Point of Such Inhumane Programs? On Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska’s “Microhistories of Memory”
Harry Waksberg reviews a new book about a German television series about the Holocaust, written by Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska.
Harry WaksbergJun 7, 2024
The Trouble with the French Republic: On Two Recent Books About French Colonization
Charles Emmerson reviews two recent books on France’s colonial legacy, Nabila Ramdani’s “Fixing France” and Pierre Singaravélou’s “Colonisations.”
Charles EmmersonJun 7, 2024
- History
Facsimile the Cosmos
Jack Skelley pays the piper at the gates of Zebulon: Robyn Hitchcock covering Syd Barrett songs in Los Angeles.
Jack SkelleyJun 7, 2024
The Most Irreducible of Human Materials: On Debbie Urbanski’s “After World”
Mattia Ravasi reviews Debbie Urbanski’s “After World.”
Mattia RavasiJun 6, 2024
- Fiction
- SF
Holding Hands with the Archive: A Conversation with Julian Carter
Selby Wynn Schwartz speaks with Julian Carter about his new book “Dances of Time and Tenderness,” self-described as “not a memoir, but a collective memory.”
Selby Wynn SchwartzJun 6, 2024
- Cultural Studies
- Philosophy & Religion
Every Woman Extends Backwards: On Alexis Landau’s “The Mother of All Things”
Lisa Locascio Nighthawk reviews Alexis Landau’s “The Mother of All Things.”
Lisa Locascio NighthawkJun 5, 2024
- Fiction
Trapped in America: On Morgan Talty’s “Fire Exit”
Josh Billings reviews Morgan Talty’s debut novel “Fire Exit.”
Josh BillingsJun 5, 2024
- Fiction
Million Dollar Babyface
Madeleine Connors finds herself in a headlock of glorious spectacle at the Sukeban all-female pro-wrestling championship in L.A.
Madeleine ConnorsJun 5, 2024
The Prehistory of Men and Babies: On Sarah Blaffer Hrdy’s “Father Time”
Claudia Casper reviews Sarah Blaffer Hrdy’s “Father Time: A Natural History of Men and Babies.”
Claudia CasperJun 4, 2024
- Gender & Sexuality
- Science & Technology
A Living Tableau of Multiculturalism: On Simon Kuper’s “Impossible City”
Jonathan Liebson reviews Simon Kuper’s “Impossible City: Paris in the 21st Century.”
Jonathan LiebsonJun 4, 2024
- Memoir & Essay
It’s Not My Job to Give You Hope: A Conversation Between Emily Raboteau and Manjula Martin
Manjula Martin speaks with Emily Raboteau about environmental writing and their recent climate crisis memoirs.
Manjula MartinJun 3, 2024
A Collection of Intersections: On Gil Cuadros’s “My Body Is Paper”
Gabriel X. Hendrix reviews Gil Cuadros’s “My Body is Paper.”
Gabriel X. HendrixJun 3, 2024
One for the Road
Honk if you love Brittany Menjivar taking the scenic route at Petersen Automotive Museum’s “Eyes on the Road” exhibit.
Brittany MenjivarJun 3, 2024
Intended to Be Cruel: On Ana Raquel Minian’s “In the Shadow of Liberty”
Sara Campos reviews “In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States” by Stanford professor Ana Raquel Minian.
Sara CamposJun 2, 2024
Another World, Another Life: On Anaïs Ngbanzo’s “Who Are You Dorothy Dean?”
Conor Williams reviews a new biography of Dorothy Dean, edited by Anaïs Ngbanzo.
Conor WilliamsJun 2, 2024
You Wouldn’t Understand
Fickle beast David Diaz picks some bones with screamo bands at Your Renaissance Fest in an L.A. warehouse.
David DiazJun 2, 2024