All Essays
In the Grip of Dread
Dread has many expressions but only one end.
It’s Our Time: The Women of Wakanda
“Black Panther” is not only about projecting African diaspora people and cultures into the future; it’s also about recovering the past.
She-Stag and the Tiger of Wanawutu: Remembering Gregory Corso
The Democrats Where I’m From
A former Democratic campaign staffer reflects on the weariness of voters and why the important questions never get asked.
Nkori
Claude Lanzmann’s Ghosts
On the monumental challenge of remembering the dead.
The Cafe
Blighted by Empire: What the British Did to India
Omer Aziz indicts the Western amnesia around colonialism.
Two Poems: Ars Sequoia // Ars Empathica
The State of Poetry: Loud and Live
Dana Gioia reports on the state of poetry in an excerpt from his introduction to “The Best American Poetry 2018.”
Romance, Compassion, and Inclusivity (Or: How Romance Will Save the World)
“AmeriGeddon,” or, The Call is Coming from Inside the House of Representatives
How a 2016 Z-grade right-wing film from the founder of the Curves exercise chain proved prophetic.
More Than Sex: The Queerness of “Falling for Angels” and “Vida”
Will Clark on what critics like D.A. Miller and Tom Joudrey are missing in their critique of contemporary gay representation in film and television.
Putting Islam Out of Use
Arab Spring didn't usher in a new era of Arab democracy, but it did mark the end of traditional conservatism in which instrumentalized Islam was so vital.
Love and Kierkegaard in the Age of Trump
The difference between us and them, in marriage and philosophy.
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