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Why Does a Historian Write a Memoir?: On Writing Adventures of a Postmodern Historian
Why Does a Historian Write a Memoir?: On Writing “Adventures of a Postmodern Historian” - BLARB
Mar 20, 2017
“Take it Seriously”: An Interview with Ecologist and Author Daniel Botkin
“Take it Seriously”: An Interview with Ecologist and Author Daniel Botkin - BLARB
Mar 20, 2017
Nowruz at UCLA
Nowruz at UCLA - BLARB
Mar 19, 2017
The Church of the Churchless
Phil Zuckerman on Leigh Eric Schmidt's "Village Atheists."
Phil ZuckermanMar 19, 2017
- History
- Religion
The Privilege of Simplicity
Kate Daloz reviews Mark Sundeen’s “The Unsettlers: In Search of the Good Life in Today’s America.”
Kate DalozMar 19, 2017
- Cultural Studies
The Earnest Liar: Joe Ollmann’s “The Abominable Mr. Seabrook”
Who was William Buehler Seabrook? And does Joe Ollmann's new comic biography of the journalist answer this question?
Jacob BroganMar 19, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Comics
Eating Korea: an Anthony Bourdain-Approved Search for the Culinary Soul of an Ever-Changing Country
Eating Korea: an Anthony Bourdain-Approved Search for the Culinary Soul of an Ever-Changing Country - BLARB
Mar 19, 2017
A Tale Which Must Never Be Told: A New Biography of George Herriman
Ben Schwartz reviews Michael Tisserand’s new biography of George Herriman, creator of “Krazy Kat.”
Ben SchwartzMar 18, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Comics
Paul Scheerbart and the Art of Science
Visionary SF writer Paul Scheerbart was obsessed by the role creativity plays in scientific discovery, as well as creative applications of scientific ideas.
Amanda DeMarco, Daniel LiuMar 18, 2017
- SF
- Science & Technology
Why Arendt Matters: Revisiting “The Origins of Totalitarianism”
Roger Berkowitz reviews Hannah Arendt’s landmark “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” framing the book within the context of contemporary politics.
Roger BerkowitzMar 18, 2017
- Politics
Standing with Standing Rock: Holy Holidays
Standing with Standing Rock: Return of the Holy to the Holidays - BLARB
Brendan ClarkeMar 18, 2017
Pathologies of Love
Norman Manea reviews several of Florence Noiville’s novels.
Norman ManeaMar 17, 2017
- Fiction
“NK3”: An Absorbing Dystopian Vision About an L.A. Without Memories
Alci Rengifo reviews Michael Tolkin’s “NK3.”
Alci RengifoMar 17, 2017
- Fiction
- SF
“Toni Erdmann” and the Anti-Hollywood Ending
Why does Maren Ade end "Toni Erdmann" where she does?
Greg GerkeMar 17, 2017
- Film
Youth, Creativity, and Other Women: An Interview with Nicola Maye Goldberg
Mar 17, 2017
DOOMguy Knows How You Feel
Learn rage and to reconnect that rage to the joy of its expression.
Ajay Singh ChaudharyMar 16, 2017
- Politics