All Reviews

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  Kill The Leading Man: Two Histories of 21st Century Television

  Two comprehensive histories of 21st century television, wherein men play the leading roles on and off screen and women have directed the critical conversation.

  Phillip MaciakAug 14, 2013
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  California Writes

  “A kaleidoscopic view of California, with stories, essays, and poems by new and established poets and writers.”

  Vanessa HuaAug 13, 2013
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  Baroque and Gonzo

  Paul McAuleyAug 12, 2013
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  Heal, Dog, Heal!: Robert Crais’s “Suspect”

  For fans of Crais’s well-known crime-fighting duo Elvis Cole and Joe Pike, the teaming of man and dog in Suspect will seem like quite a departure.

  Dennis PalumboAug 12, 2013
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  A Never-Ending Quest

  Kevin HartAug 11, 2013
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  Marx, Che, Jesus

  Andrei CodrescuAug 11, 2013
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  The Tedium is the Message: Finn Brunton’s “Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet”

  Spam, in all of its myriad forms, is essentially an attempt to capture and redirect a user’s attention, if only momentarily. Finn Brunton’s new book Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet offers the first sustained look at the relationship between attention and community in online spaces.

  Kevin DriscollAug 11, 2013

• On the Art of Rabble-Rousing

  Aug 11, 2013
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  The Hedgehog and the Hedgehog: Isaiah Berlin and Isaac Deutscher

  Isaiah Berlin and Isaac Deutscher were both refugees from political tyranny, but David Caute analyzes the ideologies that divided these two legends of Cold War politics.

  David MikicsAug 10, 2013
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  I Dream of Red Mansions: On “My First Trip to China”

  For Sinologists, linguists, ethnic Chinese returnees, those initial trips were the spark that led to years of distinguished work interpreting and explaining China to the world.

  Aug 9, 2013
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  Talkin’ ‘Bout This Generation: Han Han’s This Generation

  Book review of Han Han's "This Generation"

  Helen GaoAug 9, 2013

• Life Goes On: Sheng Keyi’s “Northern Girls”

  Sheng's book is a raunchy and provocative account of the lives of "Northern Girls," young women who moved from rural China to the manufacturing boomtowns.

  Aug 8, 2013
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  Deer Dogs and Moosefingers: Lisa Hanawalt’s “My Dirty Dumb Eyes”

  Hanawalt’s new comics collection, My Dirty Dumb Eyes, is packed with anthropomorphic creatures

  Aug 8, 2013
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  The Great Depression Writ Large: Marisa Silver’s “Mary Coin”

  A photograph may not always tell us the truth about history.

  Je BanachAug 7, 2013
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  Death Becomes Her

  One of the best possible perspectives from which to tell a story is that of a ghost.

  Michael LaPointeAug 6, 2013
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  A Song to Wake the Dead

  Mark YoungAug 5, 2013