Jacob Mikanowski

Jacob Mikanowski is a writer based in Berkeley, California. More of his work can be found here.

Articles

A Silver Thread: Islam in Eastern Europe
Jacob Mikanowski traces the silver thread of Islam in the tapestry of Eastern European culture....
Jacob MikanowskiMay 15, 2018
The Southern Curtain: Kapka Kassabova’s “Border”
Jacob Mikanowski on Kapka Kassabova’s travel memoir “Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe.”...
Jacob MikanowskiOct 1, 2017
Wine, Olive Oil, and Wisteria: A Sensual Tour of the “City of Lions”
Jacob Mikanowski follows Józef Wittlin through the “City of Lions.”...
Jacob MikanowskiMay 27, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Translation
Goodbye, Eastern Europe!
Jacob Mikanowski shares a few lessons about a vanishing Eastern Europe....
Jacob MikanowskiJan 27, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Translation
"Fargo," Season 2: One Hour Ahead of the Posse
Jacob Mikanowski on the Coen Brothers and FX's Fargo...
Jacob MikanowskiDec 17, 2015
- Television
Sunshine of Absolute Neglect
Contributor Jacob Mikanowski reviews Dave Hickey's "Pirates and Farmers."...
Jacob MikanowskiMay 29, 2015
- Art
- Philosophy
The Numinous Dead
Jacob Mikanowski on Paul Koudounaris's new book....
Jacob MikanowskiMar 30, 2015
- Art
“True Detective”: Down the Bayou (Far From Any Road)
Landscape, sacrifice, and American horror...
Jacob MikanowskiMar 8, 2014
Papyralysis
Are paper books becoming obsolete in the digital age, or poised to lead a new cultural renaissance?...
Jacob MikanowskiNov 14, 2013
American Caliban: On P.T. Anderson’s “The Master”
Of Master and disciple, an 'unresolved love story'...
Jacob MikanowskiOct 20, 2012
- Film
Sculpting in Time: Geoff Dyer on Tarkovsky
On Geoff Dyer and Andrei Tarkovsky, 'cinema's great poet of stillness'...
Jacob MikanowskiJul 12, 2012
Decay is the Way Dead Things Live
It’s hard not to read this as a profession of artistic faith, of Schulz’s conviction in an art made out of scraps and remnants....
Jacob MikanowskiMar 2, 2012