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Every Ship Is a Passenger Too: On Publishing Today
Chris Molnar considers what it's like to be a writer today.
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This Is Me on Top of You
Britt Menjivar attends a “hardcore” screening of Mara Mckevitt’s “Val” and Miranda July’s “The Amateurist” in Chinatown.
Through a Grid, Darkly: On Anna Shechtman’s “The Riddles of the Sphinx”
Adrienne Raphel reviews Anna Shechtman’s “The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle.”
The Arc of Identity: A Conversation with Mako Yoshikawa
Quyen Pham speaks with Mako Yoshikawa about her new memoir “Secrets of the Sun.”
Liquor Is Quicker but Butter Is Better
Whatever Los Angeles Bar: Second Pour brings, Brandon Sward will be there, with open arms and open eyes, yeah.
Vincent O. Carter at 100: A Voyage of the Mind
Hans J. Rindisbacher ponders the work of the Black American expat Vincent O. Carter in his centennial year.
Making History Sing: On Vera Mutafchieva’s “The Case of Cem”
Josh Billings reviews Bulgarian author Vera Mutafchieva’s historical novel “The Case of Cem.”
So You Believe in Intergenerational Trauma? A Conversation with Katya Apekina
Sasha Vasilyuk interviews Katya Apekina about her second novel, “Mother Doll.”
The Genesis of Grace: On Marilynne Robinson's “Reading Genesis”
Brad East reviews Marilynne Robinson’s “Reading Genesis.”
Fading Memories: On Sly Stone’s “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”
Matthew Ritchie reviews Sly Stone’s “Thank Ya (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).”
The Past Is Present: A Conversation with Tracy Fuad
Meg Miller interviews Tracy Fuad about “Portal.”
Become Death: On Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer”
Paul Thompson considers Chris Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and the atomic bomb on-screen.
A Cinematographer’s Lens: On This Year’s Oscar Nominees
Cinematographer Michael M. Pessah surveys this year’s Oscar nominees in the category and considers the state of the art.
Carol Cheh on Daniel J. Martinez
1:1 invites writers to reflect on a single work of art with focus, care, and imagination to expand how we view, receive, and write about art. 1:1 is organized and edited by Annie Buckley.
Black Artists and the Logic of the Market: On Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction”
Eskor David Johnson reviews Cord Jefferson’s film “American Fiction.”
Refuge, Possibility, and Black Place: On Ayana Mathis’s “The Unsettled”
J. T. Roane considers Ayana Mathis’s “The Unsettled.”
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