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Southern-Fried Noir
Rob Latham reviews “The Dime,” by Kathleen Kent.
Rob LathamMar 13, 2017
- Noir
Uncomfortable Friends: Revising the American Jesuits
Catherine O'Donnell on John T. McGreevy's "American Jesuits and the World."
Catherine O’DonnellMar 12, 2017
- History
- Religion
The Alchemy of Pain: Melissa Febos’s “Abandon Me”
Ellen Wayland-Smith on Melissa Febos’s “Abandon Me.”
Ellen Wayland-SmithMar 12, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
Utopia in the Time of Trump
The future is here, it just hasn’t finished melting yet.
Gerry CanavanMar 11, 2017
- SF
Making Sense of “The Weird and the Eerie”
Mark Fisher’s “The Weird and the Eerie” is a fitting tribute to an author who had the rare capacity to write lucidly about dark and difficult things.
Roger LuckhurstMar 11, 2017
- Politics
- SF
By Immigrants, For Immigrants: Why “Casablanca” Still Matters
Noah Gittell on Noah Isenberg's "We'll Always Have Casablanca."
Noah GittellMar 10, 2017
- Film
- History
When Every Opinion is as Good as Any Other: On “The Death of Expertise”
“I think the people in this country have had enough of experts.”
Nikita Lalwani, Sam Winter-LevyMar 9, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
The Loneliness of the Gay Aesthete: Alan Hollinghurst and Queer Theory
Charlie Tyson on "Alan Hollinghurst: Writing Under the Influence," the new collection edited by Denis Flannery and Michèle Mendelssohn.
Charlie TysonMar 9, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Literary Criticism
A Wanderer’s Journey: On Eileen Battersby’s “Teethmarks on My Tongue”
Jean Hey reviews “Teethmarks on My Tongue,” a coming-of-age novel by Eileen Battersby.
Jean HeyMar 8, 2017
- Fiction
Word Power
Brian K. Goodman on Timothy Garton Ash's "Free Speech."
Brian K. GoodmanMar 7, 2017
A Glorious Mythology of Loss: Alan Moore’s “Jerusalem”
David M. Higgins reviews Alan Moore’s new novel, “Jerusalem.”
David M. HigginsMar 6, 2017
- Fiction
- SF
The Mysteriousness of Marriage
Lesley Trites on the roles played in Katie Kitamura's "A Separation."
Lesley TritesMar 6, 2017
- Noir
In the Joint
How do we end mass incarceration? John Pfaff has some inconvenient answers.
Josh JacobsMar 5, 2017
- Law
- Politics
Acknowledgment Is Not Enough: Coming to Terms With Lovecraft’s Horrors
Can we still enjoy Lovecraft? Alison Sperling on "The Age of Lovecraft."
Alison SperlingMar 4, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- SF
The Modest Problem of Death: On Mark O’Connell’s “To Be a Machine”
Nicole Clark on transhumanism and Mark O'Connell's "To Be a Machine."
Nicole ClarkMar 4, 2017
- Science & Technology
No More Utopias
Gail Pellett reviews Beverley Hooper’s new book on foreigners in China.
Gail PellettMar 3, 2017