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In Wondering Admiration Before the World
Kevin Hart reviews "Arts of Wonder" by Jeffrey L. Kosky.
Kevin HartJan 24, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Religion
A Call to Mourn: Democratic Action and the Confrontation of American Racism
Jonathon S. Kahn reviews David W. McIvor’s “Mourning in America.”
Jonathon S. KahnJan 22, 2017
- Politics
Post-Blackness in the Arts
Mary Mann reviews Derek Conrad Murray’s study of “post-black” art.
Mary MannJan 22, 2017
- Art & Architecture
Philosophes sans Frontièrs
Robert Sinnerbrink on Carlos Fraenkel's "Teaching Plato in Palestine."
Robert SinnerbrinkJan 21, 2017
- Philosophy & Religion
- Religion
Sowing Wild Oates
Nathan Smith on the prolific Joyce Carol Oates's new essay collection, "Soul at the White Heat."
Nathan SmithJan 21, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
Civility: When Mere is More
Susan McWilliams reviews Teresa Bejan’s “Mere Civility.”
Susan McWilliamsJan 20, 2017
- Politics
Lost Voices from the Indian Ocean
Nile Green on Francis R. Bradley's "Forging Islamic Power and Place:The Legacy of Shaykh Daud bin ’Abd Allah al-Fatani in Mecca and Southeast Asia."
Nile GreenJan 20, 2017
Scenes of Terror, Deluge, and Sudden Death: A Life of Thomas De Quincey
Henrik Bering appreciates “Guilty Thing: A Life of Thomas De Quincey” by Frances Wilson.
Henrik BeringJan 18, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Literary Criticism
Apology: On Jonathan Chait’s Obama
Emmett Rensin reviews Jonathan Chait’s “Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail.”
Emmett RensinJan 18, 2017
- Politics
What Keeps Everything from Happening at Once?
Time is among the slipperiest concepts in physics. Sara Lippincott on the physics of time.
Sara LippincottJan 17, 2017
- Science & Technology
Getting Out: The Paradox of Parole
Jessica Pishko on Frederic G. Reamer's "On the Parole Board."
Jessica PishkoJan 17, 2017
- Law
Second Acts: A Second Look at Second Books of Poetry: Robert Pinsky and Tess Taylor
Lisa Russ Spaar appreciates the excellence of Robert Pinsky’s and Tess Taylor’s second collections.
Lisa Russ SpaarJan 17, 2017
- Poetry
The History of Popularity
Rayyan Al-Shawaf on David Hajdu's "Love for Sale: Pop Music in America."
Rayyan Al-ShawafJan 16, 2017
- Music
Memorable Speech: On J. D. McClatchy’s “Sweet Theft: A Poet’s Commonplace Book”
Isaac Nowell admires the bowerbird’s bower of quotations in “Sweet Theft” by J. D. McClatchy.
Isaac NowellJan 14, 2017
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
The Short Story in the Age of Tumblr: On Nick Francis Potter’s “New Animals”
Daniel Worden on the hybrid forms of Nick Francis Potter's "New Animals."
Daniel WordenJan 12, 2017
- Comics
Certitude Unwoven: First Books from Sarah V. Schweig and Justin Boening
Brandon Kreitler considers “Take Nothing With You” by Sarah V. Schweig and “Not on the Last Day, but on the Very Last” by Justin Boening.
Brandon KreitlerJan 12, 2017
- Poetry