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Habermas: Up from Heidegger
Martin Woessner on utopia, wandering in the desert, and meeting Habermas.....
All Essays
Bongo Explosion: The Rebellious Dimension of Latin Music
Ilan Stavans and Alex Nava discuss the rhythmic, political, and spiritual dimensions of Latin American music.
“The Lord of the Rings” as Lodestone: On Dome Karukoski’s “Tolkien”
The new biopic “Tolkien” is perhaps best understood as a prequel to “Lord of the Rings” — that is, to the film adaptations themselves.
“Completely Unmasked at All Times”: On the Complete Piano Recordings of Oscar Levant
Joseph Horowitz listens to “A Rhapsody in Blue: The Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant.”
Jamestown 2019
An Actor Lost in the Background
Andrew Fedorov considers the legacy of prolific Hollywood extra Robert G. Haines.
Passion of the Zeitgeist: Judging the Relative Elevation of “Midsommar”
Scout Tafoya indicts the category of “elevated horror,” with a particular emphasis on writer-director Ari Aster’s latest, “Midsommar.”
Moving Birds: Translocation in an Unraveling World
While the millerbird story in Hawai'i is undoubtedly one of success, it is also a profound tragedy that must summon us into new modes of responsibility.
“I Felt Like I Was Drowning”: On Women’s Rights in Taiwan
Jessie Tu on novelist Lin Yi-Han’s “Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise” and Taiwan’s missed #MeToo moment.
What Would Reconstruction Really Mean in Syria?
The Syrian War will eventually end. But the physical damage will last.
The Dead Girl Speaks: “Ophelia,” Reviewed
Ted Scheinman revisits “Hamlet” through the eyes of its heroine with “Ophelia,” a film adaptation from director Claire McCarthy and writer Semi Chellas.
“Dungeons & Dragons” and Baseball; or, Robert Coover Fights the Robot Umps
Ryan Lackey considers baseball, robots, and collaborative storytelling.
Iran Under Pressure, Again: What a 50-Year-Old Persian Classic Tells Us About the Country’s Predicament Today
Joobin Bekhrad finds new geopolitical relevance in Simin Daneshvar’s classic Iranian novel “Savushun,” first published in 1969.
The Children of No-Man’s Land: On Valeria Luiselli’s “Lost Children Archive” and the Problem of Representing the Migrant Story
Jess Cotton takes up Valeria Luiselli’s “Lost Children Archive” and the challenge of representing the migrant experience.
Melville and the Media: A Conversation with Bernhard Siegert, Markus Krajewski, and Harun Maye
Bryan Norton talks to German scholars Bernhard Siegert, Markus Krajewski, and Harun Maye, authors of an ongoing commentary to Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick.”
No Firm Fortress, No Retreat: Reading, and Mourning, “Moby-Dick” on the Cusp of Climate Catastrophe
Reading Melville’s “Moby-Dick” on the author’s 200th birthday, Kathleen Rooney mourns all that climate catastrophe will take from us.
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