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How Does the Writer Say Etcetera?
Sumana Roy ponders the linguistic and aesthetic significance of “etceterization.”
All Essays
Perfect Little Baby
Grace Byron ruminates on despair and hope in the wake of the election.
New Tyrannies
Sophie Kemp considers the recent and ongoing radicalization of young men in the United States.
All the Honky-Tonk Babies Have Broken Hearts
Drew Bratcher considers the career of Hank Williams Jr. and the anxiety of his father’s influence.
Trump l’Oeil
Gideon Jacobs peers into the uncanny valley of the Republican President-elect.
I Did Not Know Gary Indiana
Evan Grillon remembers the legendary writer Gary Indiana.
Decisions, Decisions
Matt Hanson asks why so many voters are still undecided with such a clear choice.
A Technicolor Key to Trump’s Desires
Bill Lattanzi illuminates Trump’s dark fantasies through the lens of a Hollywood classic, Melville Shavelson’s “Houseboat.”
On Cat Memes, Cannibalism, and Election Lead-Up Laughter
Maggie Hennefeld writes on the powers and perils of satirical laughter in the run-up to the 2024 US elections.
The New Artificial Intelligentsia
In the fifth essay of the Legacies of Eugenics series, Ruha Benjamin explores how AI evangelists wrap their self-interest in a cloak of humanistic concern.
Manuscripts Don’t Burn
Raymond De Luca reviews a long-awaited new film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel “The Master and Margarita.”
Artist for Survival
Fiona Lindsay Shen reviews a display of countercultural art soon to be open at Cerritos College.
Cop Cities Mock Cities
Stuart Schrader examines the historical origins and current ramifications of “cop city” complexes.
Is Trump “America’s Hitler”?
Donald Trump is sometimes compared to Adolf Hitler in his narcissism and authoritarianism. Tom Zoellner looks at German history for parallels and contradictions.
Jonathan Carroll’s Impossible Realism
Gary K. Wolfe surveys the career of American fabulist Jonathan Carroll, whose backlist is currently being re-released by JABberwocky eBooks.
The Most Moral Army
Mary Turfah examines Israeli officials’ weaponization of language, particularly that of medicine, in an attempt to reframe their genocide in Gaza.
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