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Brazilian Poetry Today
A complete look at poetry in Brazil, then and today.
Paulo Henriques BrittoNov 24, 2013
Around the World: Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Israel and More
Ben Ehrenreich, Candice Hoyes, Federico Cattaneo, Paulo Henriques Britto, Shehryar FazliNov 24, 2013
Chords and Tangents: Federico Cattaneo — An Artist Profile
Federico CattaneoNov 24, 2013
The Black Page and the Navel Gaze: Deferring Death on Laurence Sterne’s 300th Birthday
A tribute to Sterne on his 300th birthday.
Ted ScheinmanNov 24, 2013
- Literary Fiction
WANDA COLEMAN, 1946-2013
Juan Felipe HerreraNov 23, 2013
YAC Hit List: Book. Band. Beverage.
YA and drink pairings.
Sean BeaudoinNov 23, 2013
Once More, Down the Rabbit Hole: Revisiting Oliver Stone’s "JFK"
Chris WallaceNov 22, 2013
Other Worlds: Edgar G. Ulmer’s Underground Films of the 1950s
Noah IsenbergNov 22, 2013
Brave New LA: Aldous Huxley in Los Angeles
An appreciation of Aldous Huxley
Steffie NelsonNov 22, 2013
- Literary Fiction
My German Problem (Wie Deutsch ist es?)
My German problem undoubtedly stems from the fact that it was the language my parents used when they wanted to conceal something from me as a child.
Eric LundgrenNov 18, 2013
- Literary Fiction
Island of Books
Iceland is a nation of readers.
Mark WunderlichNov 18, 2013
Modern Autobifictionalographer: Daniel Clowes’s Big Fat Critical Year
Daniel Clowes is the man.
A-J AronsteinNov 17, 2013
Cannibal Habits of the Common Tourist
Dennis O’Rourke’s ‘Cannibal Tours,’ 25 year later
Rolf PottsNov 15, 2013
How It Should Have Ended (Excerpt from "Ender's World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender's Game")
Why did Orson Scott Card ruin a perfectly good humans versus aliens book with all that weird stuff at the end?
Eric James StoneNov 14, 2013
Papyralysis
Are paper books becoming obsolete in the digital age, or poised to lead a new cultural renaissance?
Jacob MikanowskiNov 14, 2013
Filming Faulkner’s Modernism: James Franco’s “As I Lay Dying”
Perhaps no one in contemporary American cinema is as serious about exploring the literary possibilities of film as James Franco.
Joseph EntinNov 13, 2013