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The Art of Life in the Anthropocene
Flower creation, maggot painting, microbe literature, and bio art.
David BielloApr 13, 2013
YAC HIT LIST: Teen Girl Movies
Kirsten Smith rounds up her favorite Teen Girl Movies
Kirsten SmithApr 12, 2013
Letter from Ecuador: Toxic Legacies in the Land of Black and Yellow Gold
Lea AschkenasApr 7, 2013
The Air We Make Together: The Life and Poetry of Jake Adam York
Jon TribbleApr 7, 2013
A Scandal in Paradise: On “Top of the Lake”
'Twin Peaks,' 'The Killing," lost girls, and the female detective story
Jen VafidisApr 6, 2013
SXSW Critic’s Notebook: Much Ado About What, Exactly? Joss Whedon’s Progressive Bardolatry
On Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' adaptation
Ted ScheinmanApr 5, 2013
An Hourglass Figure: On Photographer Francesca Woodman
Ariana ReinesApr 4, 2013
The Poems (We Think) We Know: Emma Lazarus’s “The New Colossus”
On Emma Lazarus's "The New Colossus"
Alexandra SocaridesApr 2, 2013
The Blue Lady is Back: Appreciating Dodger Stadium Again
Mar 31, 2013
Doctor Who and the New British Empire
On the politics of BBC's Doctor Who
Chris OatesMar 30, 2013
Decapitating the Chivalric Hero: On "Game of Thrones"
Comparing 'Lord of the Rings' to the HBO series
Ilana TeitelbaumMar 30, 2013
Games of a Last Chance: Chris Marker’s Olympics
Jonathan CushingMar 29, 2013
SXSW Notebook: On Geoff Marslett's Film "Loves Her Gun"
Critics, Firearms, & Trieste Kelly Dunn
Ted ScheinmanMar 29, 2013
Spring Break Forever, Bitches: 1920s France Meets 2013 Florida
'Spring Breakers,' 'Tender is the Night,' & the American promise of spring break
Merve EmreMar 25, 2013
No Land’s Man: Edward Everett Hale’s “The Man Without A Country” Turns 150
On Hale's 'The Man Without A Country'
Alexander ZaitchikMar 24, 2013
Bonnet Rippers: The Rise of the Amish Romance Novel
Valerie Weaver-ZercherMar 21, 2013