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A Grief-Stricken Life: Rabih Alameddine’s “The Angel of History”
Noel Alumit hopes Rabih Alameddine's "The Angel of History" can teach a new generation about the history and impact of AIDS.
Noel AlumitOct 7, 2016
- Fiction
The Unseen: On Drew Nellins Smith’s “Arcade”
Drew Nellin Smith’s novel “Arcade” and those who see without being seen.
Alex EspinozaOct 6, 2016
- Fiction
Mirroring and Mattering: Science, Politics, and the New Feminist Materialism
Steven Epstein looks at two new books from Victoria Pitts-Taylor, "Mattering: Feminism, Science, and Materialism" and "The Brain's Body."
Steven EpsteinOct 5, 2016
- Science & Technology
Want to Live Longer? Our Complicated Relationship to Longevity
There is something outright wrong about yearning for extreme longevity.
Tom KirkwoodOct 4, 2016
- Science & Technology
Are Muslims the New Blacks? “Native Believer” Rips Open the Post-9/11 World
Jordan Elgrably on Ali Eteraz's "Native Believer."
Jordan ElgrablyOct 3, 2016
- Fiction
- Politics
Nostalgia for World Culture: A New History of Esperanto
Ross Perlin on Esther Schor’s “Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universal Language.”
Ross PerlinOct 2, 2016
- History
Unconfined by Expectation: The Vision of the Los Angeles Central Library
Darryl Holter praises “Los Angeles Central Library: A History of its Art and Architecture” by Stephen Gee and photographer Arnold Schwartzman.
Darryl HolterOct 1, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- History
The Bill Hodges Trilogy, or, Timing is Everything
Patrick McAleer looks at the coincidences and pleasures of Stephen King’s Bill Hodges trilogy.
Patrick McAleerOct 1, 2016
- SF
Of Literature and Fossil Fuels
Why isn't literary fiction worrying about climate change? Yugank Goyal reads Amitav Ghosh to find out.
Yugank GoyalSep 30, 2016
- Literary Criticism
- Nonfiction
Tropic of Barney
Loren Glass on the autobiography of Barney Rosset, legendary publisher of Grove Press.
Loren GlassSep 29, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- History
Benjamin Tells a Story…
Peter Fenves looks at Verso's release of Walter Benjamin's "The Storyteller: Tales out of Loneliness."
Peter FenvesSep 29, 2016
- Nonfiction
- Philosophy & Religion
First Food, Then Morality
Germany after WWII: first food, the saying went, then morality.
Gavin JacobsonSep 28, 2016
- History
D. G. Compton, Authenticity, and Privacy
Anna Clark on D.G. Compton’s "The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe."
Anna E. ClarkSep 28, 2016
- Fiction
- SF
The Art of the Possible: Peter Frase’s “Four Futures”
Jedediah Purdy on Peter Frase’s work of science fiction social theory “Four Futures: Life After Capitalism”
Jedediah PurdySep 27, 2016
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
Dancing with Words
A. M. Kaempf strolls between the lines with Robert Walser.
A. M. KaempfSep 26, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
The Telephone Exchange
Jacqueline Feldman revisits Orwell’s “Homage to Catalonia” while attending a conference in Barcelona.
Jacqueline FeldmanSep 26, 2016
- Around the World
- Memoir & Essay