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Travels with the (Not So) Intrepid Mr. D’Arcy: A Persian Story
Daniel Newman on Nile Green's "The Love of Strangers: What Six Muslim Students Learned in Jane Austen's London."
Daniel NewmanSep 15, 2016
- Religion
The Inhospitable, Inimitable World
Corey Van Landingham reviews Alexandra Kleeman's short story collection "Intimations"
Corey Van LandinghamSep 13, 2016
- Fiction
“The Virginity of Famous Men”: Where Hope and Loneliness Intersect
Libby Flores on "The Virginity of Famous Men," Christine Sneed's recent short story collection.
Libby FloresSep 13, 2016
- Fiction
How Japan Invented Los Angeles — and Reinvented American Style
Colin Marshall takes the measure of “Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style” by W. David Marx.
Colin MarshallSep 12, 2016
Maybe You Just Don’t Get It: Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Here I Am”
Dan Friedman unpacks “Here I Am” by Jonathan Safran Foer.
Dan FriedmanSep 12, 2016
- Fiction
Intoxicating Muscle
Bruce Robbins on Jonathan Safran Foer's "Here I Am."
Bruce RobbinsSep 12, 2016
- Fiction
Who Will Heal the Doctors?
Suzanne Koven examines “The Finest Traditions of My Calling: One Physician’s Search for the Renewal of Medicine” by Abraham M. Nussbaum.
Suzanne KovenSep 11, 2016
- Science & Technology
Global Swarming
How has the zombie been transformed from a Haitian folk legend to the defining monster of the globalized world?
Tom FlemingSep 10, 2016
- SF
A Clanking Ride to an Uncertain Freedom
“The Underground Railroad” makes claims about history and the present that are much less straightforward than the hype around the novel would suggest.
Matt SandlerSep 10, 2016
- Fiction
Untying Bodies
Naomi Waltham-Smith sounds out “Phantom Limbs: On Musical Bodies” by Peter Szendy.
Naomi Waltham-SmithSep 9, 2016
- Music
- Philosophy & Religion
Moral Enhancement: A Reality Check
Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan examines “The Myth of the Moral Brain” by Harris Wiseman.
Nayef Al-RodhanSep 9, 2016
- Philosophy & Religion
- Science & Technology
The Case Against Cats
Are you a cat person or a bird person? Colin Dickey reviews Peter P. Marra and Chris Santella’s “Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Deadly Killer.”
Colin DickeySep 7, 2016
- Science & Technology
Imaginary Children: “The Art of Waiting: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood”
Ellen Wayland-Smith on Belle Boggs's "The Art of Waiting."
Ellen Wayland-SmithSep 7, 2016
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
A Nomad Between Worlds
Erdağ Göknar discusses Mohed Altrad’s “Badawi” and the complexity of tradition versus modernity in the Middle East and Europe.
Erdağ GöknarSep 6, 2016
- Fiction
The Text Is Foolish: Brian Vickers’s “The One King Lear”
Holger S. Syme reviews Brian Vickers’s “The One King Lear.”
Holger S. SymeSep 6, 2016
- Literary Criticism
Normative Commitments: A Philosophical Vision for the Study of Religion
Raphael Magarik considers “Why Philosophy Matters for the Study of Religion — and Vice Versa” by Thomas A. Lewis.
Raphael MagarikSep 5, 2016
- Philosophy & Religion
- Religion