All Reviews

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  Bach Psychology: Gothic, Sublime, or just human?

  With scant primary documents to his name, Bach is nonetheless the most written-upon classic composer, which has led to a fluid historical identity.

  Michael MarkhamMar 10, 2014

  • Music

• Bruce Wagner in Hollywood

  Matt Thorne compares Bruce Wagner’s Hollywood novels with the most recent, The Empty Chair.

  Matt ThorneMar 9, 2014
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  What Kind of Animal Am I?

  A comics review in the form of a comic. Graphic graphic novel criticism.

  MariNaomiMar 9, 2014
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  “The Problem with Perfection”

  The professor of death and the problem with perfection.

  Jessica GrossMar 8, 2014
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  Anthropoetry

  Juan Felipe HerreraMar 7, 2014
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  Paper or Plastic? Triple Packaging the American Dream

  Chua and Rubenfeld’s faux-scholarly discussion of “cultural groups” tells us about the tortured state of class-consciousness in an age of competitive multiculturalism.

  Catherine LiuMar 7, 2014
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  Big Men And Eager Beaver Journalists

  John Milton Cooper on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Pulitzer Prize–winning work.

  John Milton CooperMar 7, 2014
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  Morrissey’s Long Flirtation

  Kevin Nolan reviews Morrissey's Autobiography.

  Kevin NolanMar 6, 2014
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  Bigmouth Strikes

  Simon Lee reviews Morrissey's Autobiography.

  Simon LeeMar 6, 2014
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  Derrida and the Death Penalty

  Jan Mieszkowski reviews The Death Penalty, which contains the first 11 sessions of Derrida’s two-year seminar on the subject.

  Jan MieszkowskiMar 5, 2014

  • Law

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  At the Crossroads: Cuba at 55

  The Cuban revolution faces a crossroads at 55.

  Tomas HachardMar 4, 2014
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  Why Benedict Anderson Counts: Lessons on Writing, Culture, and José Rizal

  Gina Apostle is currently working on a novel about the Philippine-American war, William McKinley’s World.

  Gina ApostolMar 4, 2014

  • Biography & Autobiography

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  A Lost Generation

  If we only read about Afghanistan through the news cycle, we’re stuck within an information and problem-solving framework.

  Elizabeth BullMar 3, 2014
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  “Tumbling at the Edge of Disaster”

  Michael Klein tumbles with Noelle Kocot.

  Michael KleinMar 3, 2014
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  Magical Rides with Turbulence

  Colin SteeleMar 2, 2014

• On Rogues and Social Science

  Greg Barnhisel reviews the second, less successful, installment of the Rogue Sociologist.

  Greg BarnhiselMar 2, 2014