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Gods of the Moment, Choosing Who Lives or Dies
Evan Hill reviews Alexander Ward’s “The Internationalists: The Fight to Restore American Foreign Policy After Trump.”
Evan HillNov 2, 2024
- Politics
There’s a Seeker Born Every Minute
Colin Marshall reviews Jeremy Braddock’s “Firesign: The Electromagnetic History of Everything as Told on Nine Comedy Albums.”
Colin MarshallNov 1, 2024
Dicking Around: Origins
Winnie Code considers Conner O’Malley and Danny Scharar’s “Rap World.”
Winnie CodeOct 30, 2024
- Film
Migration and the African Brain Drain
Adedayo Agarau reviews Ajibola Tolase’s poetry collection “2000 Blacks.”
Adedayo AgarauOct 30, 2024
- Poetry
- Cultural Studies
Epitaph for the American Idea
Eric Weiskott reviews Elizabeth Willis’s “Liontaming in America.”
Eric WeiskottOct 29, 2024
- Poetry
- Literary Criticism
A Pink Wilderness of Sod and Infrastructure
Katherine Gibbel reviews Lindsey Webb’s “Plat.”
Katherine GibbelOct 28, 2024
- Poetry
- Philosophy & Religion
If You Can’t Change the World
Sam Bodrojan considers Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.”
Sam BodrojanOct 27, 2024
- Film
Eastern Moonbeams
Jonathan Conlin reviews Nile Green’s “Empire’s Son, Empire’s Orphan: The Fantastical Lives of Ikbal and Idries Shah.”
Jonathan ConlinOct 26, 2024
Another Chance at This Dilapidated Earth
Lauren Markham considers personal and planetary grief, longing, and estrangement in her review of Laura Marris’s “The Age of Loneliness.”
Lauren MarkhamOct 25, 2024
32 Strips of Paper
Tom Zoellner considers Tim Z. Hernandez’s “They Call You Back: A Lost History, A Search, A Memoir,” about the book that helped solve mysteries associated with a 1948 plane crash.
Tom ZoellnerOct 25, 2024
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
To Build a Brother
Aurora Shimshak reviews Alison Thumel’s debut poetry collection, “Architect.”
Aurora ShimshakOct 24, 2024
- Poetry
A Venerable and Time-Tested Guide
Peter B. Kaufman reviews the 18th edition of “The Chicago Manual of Style.”
Peter B. KaufmanOct 23, 2024
- Literary Criticism
Can Opera Be Reborn?
Peter Kazaras reviews Yuval Sharon’s “A New Philosophy of Opera.”
Peter KazarasOct 23, 2024
- Music
- Philosophy & Religion
You’ve Got to Let This Razor Blade into Your Life
Tim Riley reviews Robert Hilburn’s “A Few Words In Defense of Our Country: The Biography of Randy Newman.”
Tim RileyOct 22, 2024
The Ethics of Materiality
Christopher Kondrich reviews Aditi Machado’s “Material Witness”
Christopher KondrichOct 22, 2024
- Poetry
Provisional Necessity
Christian Wessels reviews Forrest Gander’s “Mojave Ghost.”
Christian WesselsOct 21, 2024
- Poetry
- Fiction