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Franco Moretti’s “Distant Reading”: A Symposium
Alexander R. Galloway, James F. EnglishJun 27, 2013
The Unbearable Weightiness of Being Tony Soprano
In Memory of James Gandolfini (1961–2013)
Lev MendesJun 27, 2013
A Literary Gathering in the South Hebron Hills
Ben EhrenreichJun 27, 2013
Updating "What Maisie Knew"
On the film adaptation of Henry James's late-Victorian novel
Ruth Bernard YeazellJun 27, 2013
1972: Five Days in September
Hitchhiking Manson girls, Hollywood deals, homicidal girlfriends — one man’s 1972.
John KayeJun 27, 2013
Crises of Creativity: Fellini’s "8 1/2"
Revisiting Fellini's '8 1/2' on its 50th anniversary
Jon WienerJun 25, 2013
Poets at the Movies (Part 2): Where’s the Football?
On growing up at a drive-in in east Texas
Tom SleighJun 25, 2013
In Memory of Kim Thompson (1956-2013)
Remembering the comic book editor and co-publisher of Fantagraphics Books
Ben SchwartzJun 25, 2013
Why Hong Kong?
Snowden ran there; Wasserstrom combs through his own 25-year relationship.
Jeffrey WasserstromJun 24, 2013
Deconstructing a “Dynasty”: Phil Robertson’s “Happy, Happy, Happy” Legacy
The Duck Commander's family values
Jun 24, 2013
My Bolaño Archive
Lisa Locascio NighthawkJun 23, 2013
Body or Soul: On Versions of "The Little Mermaid"
Jun 23, 2013
On Masters and Men: Meditating on LA’s Gurus
Chris WallaceJun 23, 2013
Answers on a Postcard: Here in the Place I Happen Not to Be
To the Arctic in search of poetry
Jun 21, 2013
Poets at the Movies (Part 1): But What About the Soul
Silence was Pleased: From Poem to Film
Rebecca Morgan FrankJun 18, 2013
Mr. Chan and the Machine
Caitlin DwyerJun 16, 2013