A Proust of One’s Own: Anthony Powell’s 20th Century
Sylvia Brownrigg revisits the work of Anthony Powell, a Proust of midcentury Britain.
All Essays
In the Era of #MeToo, Men Don’t “Know” About Predatory Men — but Women Do
"When my safety is at stake, I rely on a more accurate knowing: the intuition born of my trauma. It is enough for me and for most women."
Bruno Schulz: The Shadow of the Word
Philip Ó Ceallaigh goes in search of Bruno Schulz 76 years after his murder.
The Thin White Line
Joseph Darda on the thinly veiled racial politics of the “blue lives matter” bill.
Memorializing the Present: Montgomery’s New Legacy Museum
Jeffrey Lawrence discusses Montgomery’s new Legacy Museum and its radical approach to African-American history.
Modernism and Mimesis
Amit Chaudhuri on getting past the trauma of modernism.
Darkness on the Edge of America
Trump’s true aesthetic is not reality TV but the sad and lonely paintings of Edward Hopper.
Wives’ Tales
Glenn Close's role in "Fatal Attraction" never sat well with her. How might that inform her work in her new movie, "The Wife"?
A Native with a Pale Face
Ross Wolfe presents a translation of Ivan Segré’s critical review of “Whites, Jews, and Us” by Houria Bouteldja.
Pouring One Out for Anthony Bourdain
Olivia Durif on Anthony Bourdain, eating with strangers, and the risks of intimacy.
AWP on the Brink
AWP’s recently terminated director of Conferences outlines the dangers facing the organization.
The Emperor and the Empty Tomb: An Ancient Inscription, an Eccentric Scholar, and the Human Need to Touch the Past
Is the Nazareth inscription the oldest artifact of Christianity? A mysterious document and an eccentric scholar hold the clues.
Finish Him
“[The Other Side of the Wind] is the movie Welles would have made had he been the digital filmmaker he was not.” J. D. Connor on Welles's final film.
Finding the Tune
Mark Wallace pays homage to Webern’s Concerto, which determined the course of his life.
Horror Show
“Suspiria” casts its arms up in praise and its eyes toward the dirt, feeling unworthy of the artists whose name it moans in worship.
Can Ghosts Buy Drugs? The Haunting of Hill House (Eps. 6-10)
Dear TV on the baffling televisual end to a very happy Haunting of Hill House.
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