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Lust, Blood, and Survival in a New World: On Janet Fitch’s “The Revolution of Marina M.”
Ani Kokobobo is captivated by “The Revolution of Marina M.” by Janet Fitch.
Ani KokoboboNov 7, 2017
- Fiction
The Summoning World: Mary Oliver’s (Re)Visionary Legacy
Nicola Waldron reviews Mary Oliver's "Upstream: Selected Essays."
Nicola WaldronNov 5, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Poetry
The Banality of Virtue
A new moral philosophy for the era of globalization.
Madhav KhoslaNov 5, 2017
A Mutable Cloud: On “Dark Ecology” and “Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist and Other Essays”
Jennifer Peterson on books by Paul Kingsnorth and Timothy Morton.
Jennifer PetersonNov 4, 2017
No Coda: On Mandy Kahn’s “Glenn Gould’s Chair”
Lara Schoorl appreciates “Glenn Gould’s Chair,” a new collection of poems by Mandy Kahn.
Lara SchoorlNov 4, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Poetry
“Death Makes Fiction of Us All”: On Alistair McCartney’s “The Disintegrations”
Lauren Kinney communes with “The Disintegrations,” Alistair McCartney novel about death.
Lauren KinneyNov 3, 2017
- Fiction
Who Is “The Last Kid Left”?
On “The Last Kid Left” by Rosecrans Baldwin.
Seth BlakeNov 2, 2017
- Noir
The Philosophers’ Anger
Howard J. Curzer reviews Martha C. Nussbaum's "Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice."
Howard J. CurzerNov 2, 2017
- Philosophy & Religion
A Stigma Rooted in Denial: On Ageism and “Aging Thoughtfully”
A review of Martha C. Nussbaum and Saul Levmore’s “Aging Thoughtfully.”
Ashton ApplewhiteNov 2, 2017
After Goudou Goudou: Ordinary Lives in Port-au-Prince
Amy Wilentz on a new oral history of Port-au-Prince.
Amy WilentzNov 2, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
The Art of Survival: On Santiago Zabala’s “Why Only Art Can Save Us”
Martin Woessner considers “Why Only Art Can Save Us” by Santiago Zabala.
Martin WoessnerNov 1, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Philosophy & Religion
Ganesh’s Vibration Across the Borders of the City and The City
On Hari Alluri's "The Flayed City."
Mark YoungNov 1, 2017
- Around the World
- Poetry
At Play in Horror Comics
Colin Beineke reviews several new horror comics, including "The Showdown Volume 2," "H. P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories," and "Laid Waste."
Colin BeinekeOct 31, 2017
- Comics
- SF
Nightmare Consumption: On Dina Khapaeva’s “The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture”
Melvin Konner explores “The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture” by Dina Khapaeva.
Melvin KonnerOct 31, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism
A Quarter-Mile Long and a Century Deep
Nathan Jefferson on “Bluebird, Bluebird” by Attica Locke.
Nathan JeffersonOct 29, 2017
- Noir
Wiry Minstrels and Bloodletting Monster: William McKeen’s “Everybody Had an Ocean: Music and Mayhem in 1960s Los Angeles”
Anthony Mostrom breezes through “Everybody Had an Ocean: Music and Mayhem in 1960s Los Angeles” by William McKeen.
Anthony MostromOct 29, 2017
- History
- Music