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Gaslight, Gatekeep, Glossier: On Marisa Meltzer’s “Glossy”
Diana Heald reviews Marisa Meltzer’s “Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss’s Glossier.”
Archive
Tom Ripley Is a Negative Space: On Netflix’s “Ripley”
Anna Bogutskaya assesses “Ripley,” Netflix’s new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s most infamous literary creation.
Rachel Khong on What Makes a Real American
Rachel Khong joins Eric Newman to discuss her latest novel, “Real Americans.”
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.
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.”
Facsimile the Cosmos
Jack Skelley pays the piper at the gates of Zebulon: Robyn Hitchcock covering Syd Barrett songs in Los Angeles.
The Most Irreducible of Human Materials: On Debbie Urbanski’s “After World”
Mattia Ravasi reviews Debbie Urbanski’s “After World.”
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.”
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.”
Trapped in America: On Morgan Talty’s “Fire Exit”
Josh Billings reviews Morgan Talty’s debut novel “Fire Exit.”
Million Dollar Babyface
Madeleine Connors finds herself in a headlock of glorious spectacle at the Sukeban all-female pro-wrestling championship in L.A.
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.”
A Living Tableau of Multiculturalism: On Simon Kuper’s “Impossible City”
Jonathan Liebson reviews Simon Kuper’s “Impossible City: Paris in the 21st Century.”
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.
A Collection of Intersections: On Gil Cuadros’s “My Body Is Paper”
Gabriel X. Hendrix reviews Gil Cuadros’s “My Body is Paper.”
One for the Road
Honk if you love Brittany Menjivar taking the scenic route at Petersen Automotive Museum’s “Eyes on the Road” exhibit.
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