Jacob Mikanowski

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

A Silver Thread: Islam in Eastern Europe

Jacob Mikanowski traces the silver thread of Islam in the tapestry of Eastern European culture....

AROUND THE WORLD

RELIGION

HISTORY

The Southern Curtain: Kapka Kassabova’s “Border”

Jacob Mikanowski on Kapka Kassabova’s travel memoir “Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe.”...

AROUND THE WORLD

MEMOIR & ESSAY

HISTORY

Wine, Olive Oil, and Wisteria: A Sensual Tour of the “City of Lions”

Jacob Mikanowski follows Józef Wittlin through the “City of Lions.”...

AROUND THE WORLD

CULTURAL STUDIES

Goodbye, Eastern Europe!

AROUND THE WORLD

LITERARY CRITICISM

CULTURAL STUDIES

"Fargo," Season 2: One Hour Ahead of the Posse

TELEVISION

Sunshine of Absolute Neglect

ART & ARCHITECTURE

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION

The Numinous Dead

ART & ARCHITECTURE

“True Detective”: Down the Bayou (Far From Any Road)

Papyralysis

American Caliban: On P.T. Anderson’s “The Master”

FILM

Sculpting in Time: Geoff Dyer on Tarkovsky

Decay is the Way Dead Things Live