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The Devils of Our Better Nature: On Dennis Cooper and His New Film
“Permanent Green Light” is the demonic author’s most innocent work.
All Essays
Eugenic Thinking Today
There is more ongoing tension around disability rights and its intersection with the rights of women and the poor than “Intelligent Lives” lets on.
Himmler’s Antiquity
Alison C. Traweek discusses the racist origins of classics as a discipline.
Revising Lovecraft: The Mutant Mythos
The mutant legacy of H. P. Lovecraft, as the Cthulhu mythos spawns ever more exotic, challenging revisions.
Ted Hearne’s Political Soundscapes
David Hadju on Ted Hearne’s ambiguous political aesthetic.
The Crisis of Intimacy in the Age of Digital Connectivity
The internet’s quintessential, paradoxical message is “Only Connect.”
Why We Need Erotica
The close ties between erotic literature and feminism.
The Other Secret Twist: On the Political Philosophy of The Good Place
Robin James on Kant's laundry, neoliberal hell, and the surprisingly radical political philosophy of The Good Place.
Juror Number One: The People v. Eugene Cohen
Anna Journey discusses the experience of being a juror on a criminal trial.
“I Wanted It to Be a Comedy”: On “The Saintliness of Margery Kempe”
Clare Davidson and Boyda Johnstone review Austin Pendleton’s “The Saintliness of Margery Kempe.”
Going for Gold: The Work and Career of Brian Jordan Alvarez
Jonathan Alexander looks at the work and future of DIY internet media impresario Brian Jordan Alvarez as he looks to transition to the big screen.
The Apprentice in Theory: Fan, Student, Star
Catherine Liu and Devan Bailey reflect on Avital Ronell and the Theory star system.
Popular Feminism: Feminist Flashpoints
This is the fifth installment in a bi-monthly column that will explore some of the different cultural facets of popular feminism.
Left in Polytheism
Can the Hindu left be revived?
Being Cruised
Jonathan Alexander plumbs the joys of cruising as well as the ethical binds that attend looking at the bodies of others and being looked at in return.
Straw Gods: A Cautious Response to Jordan B. Peterson
Why this controversial psychologist should not be ignored.
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