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Space Invaders
Geoff Manaugh elevates burglars above petty criminal status and instead characterizes them as “drunk Jedis of architectural space.”
All Reviews
The Woman Inside
Sari Wilson’s debut novel "Girl Through Glass" is set in the ballet world of 1970s New York aestheticism.
Dreaming in Empire: The Geopolitics of Syria’s Civil War and the Killing of Osama bin Laden
Seymour Hersh’s "The Killing of Osama bin Laden" is the clearest articulation of how US policy on the Middle East has shifted, with often dire consequences
Dark Places: Kier-La Janisse’s “House of Psychotic Women”
A review of Kier-La Janisse’s "House of Psychotic Women".
Last Exit to Brooklyn
"Last Exit to Brooklyn" was actually shooting around the corner that summer — I signed on as an extra but my scenes didn’t make the final cut.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Feminist Icon
The status of women in the legal industry and women in the law has slowly evolved over the centuries. For this, we owe our thanks to Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Man on the Run: Rob Spillman’s “All Tomorrow’s Parties”
It’s the journey, not the destination, in Rob Spillman’s new memoir "All Tomorrow's Parties".
On Literature and Entitlement
Peter LaSalle follows the literal footsteps of Borges, Flaubert, Malcolm Lowry, and Nathanael West, though he has a way of veering off-course.
Fearful Associations in John Christopher’s Middle-Grade Science Fiction
A review-essay covering two young adult novels by British SF writer John Christopher
Out of Their Tree
Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s debut, "The Nest", one of the most hyped novels of the year.
Imagining Philosophy
Harvard doesn’t publish any old graphic novel. Nick Sousanis has achieved something powerful — a book that doesn't just say a thesis, but actually shows one
The Sons of No One
The Replacements are under the microscope in Bob Mehr's exhaustive "Trouble Boys".
Reclaiming What Was Lost
Daniel Slifkin reviews "Stolen Legacy", an account of Nazi theft by Dina Gold.
Closer, Truer, Wilder
In Sonja Livingston's "Ladies Night at the Dreamland", the ladies are apparitions — as is the author herself, fading in and out, haunting these pages.
Information Emerges Naturally
Information successfully counters, if only for a few moments, the disordering entropy of the universe.
Rethinking Knowledge in the Internet Age
With the internet at our fingertips, this is the greatest time to be a curious person wanting to learn, and it is the greatest time to be a complete idiot.
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