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The Problematic Political Messages of 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'
Kelly CandaeleAug 9, 2012
Who Is Who: Pronouns, Gender, and Merging Selves
On 'the lake has no saint' by Stacey Waite
Dana LevinAug 9, 2012
We Can Be Heroes: Poetry at the Olympics (Part 4)
On Trampoline and Women's Boxing
A. Van JordanAug 7, 2012
We Can Be Heroes: Poetry at the Olympics (Part 3)
The Ghost Sports: Baseball
Jake Adam York, Peter CampionAug 6, 2012
Reaching for 'The Heart Of The Matter'
Aimee LiuAug 5, 2012
We Can Be Heroes: Poetry at the Olympics (Part 2)
On Table Tennis and Track & Field
Deborah Paredez, Gregory Pardlo, Jennifer L. Grotz, Ross Gay, Sarah Blake, Stephanie BurtAug 3, 2012
Ben-Gore
F.X. FeeneyAug 1, 2012
21st Century Vindications of Darwin
Melvin KonnerJul 31, 2012
We Can Be Heroes: Poetry at the 2012 Summer Games
Limbering Up: John Keats as Handball Olympian
Jul 31, 2012
Discoveries: Denis Johnson, Andrei Makine, & Sue Coe
On 'Train Dreams,' 'The Life of an Unknown Man,' and 'Cruel'
Susan Salter ReynoldsJul 30, 2012
Parvenucracy: On "Downton Abbey"
Some Thoughts on My Downton Abbey Obsession (and Yours) As We Wait Between Seasons 2 and 3
Alexander CheeJul 29, 2012
A Sport of Restraint
On the poetry of archery
Paisley RekdalJul 28, 2012
Plutocratic Vistas
On America's crisis of Democracy
George ScialabbaJul 28, 2012
Sir Paul and Impending Sire-hood
John Lingan on Paul McCartney
John LinganJul 27, 2012
For Future Friends of Walter Benjamin
On the life and flourishing posthumous reputation of Walter Benjamin.
Brían HanrahanJul 26, 2012
King & I: Stephen King and a Balanced Diet
On the debate over Stephen King's literary relevance
Colin DickeyJul 22, 2012