Sense and Sensibility in the Story of Seismology
An old saw of seismology is that earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do. Understanding how they work requires more than just a magnitude number.
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At Last, an English Translation of “The Plum in the Golden Vase”
It’s about time the Chinese masterwork, “Chin Ping Mei,” received a decent English translation, and David Tod Roy has given us just that.
Ramsey Campbell, Subtlety, Surprise, and "Ghosts Know"
What exactly is “piracy” in the digital age?
What exactly is “piracy” when it comes to digital content?
The Counterreformation in Higher Education
The public has a right to know what politicians and business leaders are really doing to their higher education systems, why they are doing it, and how to respond.
Book of Numbers: Meillassoux on Mallarmé
Mallarmé’s Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard (A throw of the dice will never abolish chance) is the subject of an exhilarating new book by French Speculative Realist philosopher Quentin Meillassoux.
The Lady, Or the Tiger: On Fiona McFarlane’s "The Night Guest"
In Fiona McFarlane’s extraordinary debut, a tiger stalks the seaside home of a retired schoolteacher … or does it?
Why Alice Munro Should Play "Gone Home": The Video Game as Story and Experience
Feminism’s Great Expectations: Debora L. Spar’s “Wonder Women”
The real legacy of feminism is an unrealistic drive to do anything, achieve everything, and do it all while looking perfect and never missing a beat.
Sketching Injustice: The Official Court Drawings From Guantanamo Bay
Can sketching military tribunals legitimize them? The work of the only artist drawing the Gitmo military proceedings until 2013 raises the question.
Speaking in Codes
Practical Dreamer: “Jim Henson: A Biography”
On the practical genius of Muppets creator Jim Henson
This Year's Discovery: Mircea Cărtărescu’s "Blinding"
Mircea Cărtărescu’s Blinding could be this year's big literary discovery in the Americas.
The Epic Art of the Haida Mythtellers
The mythology and oral poetry of the Haida, a nation of people indigenous to the Pacific Northwest, deserve much greater recognition than they currently have.
Place and Transformation
Four New Works of South Asian American Fiction
“The Moment” in Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Lowland”
The history at the beginning of The Lowland is not a flaw, it is centrally important to the novel.
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