The Surreal Sources of “Lolita”: Nabokov and Dalí
Delia Ungureanu uncovers the hidden surrealist subtext of Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita.”
All Essays
“My Ántonia” Revisited
Willa Cather’s realist novel “My Ántonia” turns out to be rather unreal when it came to depicting frontier life in all its difficulty.
No Fences Make the Best Neighbors: Collective Home Ownership, Kibbutz to Cohousing
Bonnie Johnson looks at intentional communities and asks: just how communal are they?
Return of the Naïve Genius: “David Lynch: The Art Life” and “Twin Peaks: The Return”
Reading any interview with Lynch since the release of "Eraserhead" leaves open the question of whether the director performs his innocent remoteness.
On This Day: The Cubs and the Feeling That Stays With You
Sarah Mesle watches the Cubs lose the 2017 National League Championship Series.
Coffee as Existential Statement: A Crisis in Every Cup on Valencia Street
Theodore Gioia provides a culinary and cultural tour of the coffee shops on San Francisco’s Valencia Street.
“mother!” and Her Guests
Jacques Derrida, David Hilbert, and "mother!" Nolan Gear on Darren Aronofsky's latest.
What Snooki and Joseline Taught Me About Race, Motherhood, and Reality TV
Racquel Gates on "Love & Hip Hop," "Snooki & Jwoww," and how reality TV can change how we think of motherhood.
Divided We Stand: “Confederate” and Civil War Alternate Histories
Civil War alternate history isn't just a genre that romanticizes the Old South. It ponders (but rarely doubts) why the Confederacy deserved to perish.
We Can’t Stem the Tide of Language Death
Laura McPherson on the importance of documenting endangered languages before they vanish.
A Computer Scientist Makes the Case for Speculative Fiction
Why should computer science students read "The Circle"?
On Anna Maria Maiolino’s “Entrevidas” (Saturday, September 16, 2017)
Martin Harries on a recent performance of Anna Maria Maiolino's "Entrevidas," which will be performed again on November 5.
The Men Will Cry
Grasped by What We Cannot Grasp: The Elemental Poems of Dan Gerber
An assessment of Dan Gerber’s career, seen through a fishing trip with our reviewer, as well as a look at his “New and Selected Poems.”
To Be Continued, or Who Lost the Civil War?
Keenan Norris on the durability of Confederate kitsch.
Gender Matters at the Toronto International Film Festival
Patricia White on several of the female-directed films at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, including "Lady Bird," "Euphoria," and "Zama."
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