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There Is No Thought Without Remembrance
What might we make of Derrida’s legacy, 10 years after his death?
Luce Irigaray, Michael MarderOct 9, 2014
- Philosophy & Religion
Remains to be Seen
What might we make of Derrida’s legacy, 10 years after his death?
Peggy KamufOct 9, 2014
- Philosophy & Religion
He Has His Tools and Chemicals: A David Lynch Retrospective
The key to understanding David Lynch’s Twin Peaks can be found in his early work as a visual artist, all of which is on display in his current retrospective “David Lynch: The Unified Field.”
Jonathan P. EburneOct 8, 2014
Muted Golden Sunshine: David Lynch’s Los Angeles
Contributor Michael Nordine analyzes David Lynch’s relationship with Los Angeles through the films Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, and Inland Empire.
Michael NordineOct 8, 2014
- Film
Cameron, Witch of the Art World
Artist and alchemist Cameron has a show at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA).
Steffie NelsonOct 8, 2014
- Art & Architecture
The Loeb Classical Library, Virtually
The entire Loeb collection of classical texts is now online.
Bruce WhitemanOct 7, 2014
Hercule Poirot and Us
Contributor Kaya Genç examines actor David Suchet's role as Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot.
Kaya GençOct 5, 2014
- Television
The Prestige Cartoon
On Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland’s 'Rick and Morty'
Annie Julia WymanOct 5, 2014
- Television
On John le Carré’s A Most Wanted Man, from Novel to Film
Contributor Matthew Wolfson on John le Carré’s "A Most Wanted Man"
Matthew Brandon WolfsonOct 2, 2014
- Film
Afghanistan: A Stage Without a Play
Why has the Afghanistan war produced almost no poetry or fiction, compared to the multiplicity of war writing from Iraq?
Brian CastnerOct 2, 2014
- Around the World
Global Parties, Galactic Hangovers: Brazil’s Mega Event Dystopia
Whether it’s the World Cup or the Olympics, in London, Tokyo, or Rio de Janeiro, mega events are about real estate.
Christopher GaffneyOct 1, 2014
- Around the World
- Sports
The Ephemeral Real, Part V
Part V in a series on The Ephemeral Real, a meditation on cinema and history.
Drew JohnsonSep 30, 2014
- Film
When Mother Is Mad
Parents with mental illness in YA fiction
Colleen MondorSep 29, 2014
Troubled Narrators, Troubled Times
Scott AdlerbergSep 27, 2014
- Noir
Unsuited to Age Group
The PEN Panel on Sex and Violence in Children’s Literature
Jessica GrossSep 26, 2014
Transparent: Season 1
That’s Not the Way it Feels: 'Transparent'’s Ensemble
Phillip MaciakSep 26, 2014
- Dear Television