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Lost on the Pacific Crest Trail
Cheryl Strayed is a memoirist, not a nature writer. Here’s why.
Jul 25, 2013
The Super Chief
Van Dyke Parks remembers a 1957 train ride from Princeton to Pasadena.
Van Dyke ParksJul 25, 2013
- Memoir & Essay
- Music
A Word from Our Sponsor: Comic Con 2013
Dystopia in San Diego
Glen David GoldJul 24, 2013
- Comics
Staring at the Sun: Adam Gopnik’s “Rise of Florida Crime Fiction.”
On 'the brazen weirdness' of Florida crime fiction.
J. David GonzalezJul 23, 2013
- Noir
Forty Years in the Desert
A one-day strike in Israel
Ben EhrenreichJul 22, 2013
- Around the World
Up in the Canyons: Lawrence Blume Adapts “Tiger Eyes”
Can the adaptation of “Tiger Eyes” hold up to Blume’s legacy?
Jul 20, 2013
SHORT TAKES
Duff Brenna on Katey Schultz, and other short reviews.
Jul 19, 2013
Frankly, Mr. Franco: On "Interior. Leather Bar."
On Travis Mathew's re-imagining of William Friedkin's 'Cruising'
Morgan WoolseyJul 19, 2013
- Film
Cicero's Tongue: “Hey! It’s me, Trayvon!”
The Black body is guilty until proven innocent.
Vorris L. NunleyJul 19, 2013
- Cultural Studies
You're All Just Jealous of My 1/6th Scale Agent Coulson Action Figure: A Comic-Con Roundup
Comic-Con: not enough comics, says novelist Glen David Gold.
Glen David GoldJul 18, 2013
Why Did Alt Lit Cross the Road?
Lin’s affectless, grinning young people are oddly reassuring.
Stan PerskyJul 18, 2013
Reading Hegel in a Tehran Prison
Jahanbegloo recollects imprisonment in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison.
Ramin JahanbeglooJul 17, 2013
Heritage Girl Crush: On “Hannah Arendt”
Margarethe von Trotta's film 'Hannah Arendt'
Moira WeigelJul 16, 2013
- Film
1968
The draft, prison, the I-Ching, and other portents: one poet’s 1968.
Bruce SmithJul 16, 2013
Tasting Notes: A Year in Wine & Poems (Part 2)
Roberts continues exploring the wonders and obstacles of making wine and making poems.
Katrina RobertsJul 15, 2013
What Is This Review Interested In?: On Frederick Seidel’s Review of Rachel Kushner’s “The Flamethrowers”
On Seidel's "NYRB" critique of Kushner's "Flamethrowers."
Nicholas MirielloJul 13, 2013