Rachel Kraus

Rachel Kraus is a Los Angeles native writing about art and culture in Brooklyn, New York. She writes a monthly column for BLARB called the Cultural Omnivore, about art, media, and the real world. You can follow her on Twitter @realkrauswife.

Anglophilia in America

I count the winter I spent in England among the worst periods of my life. Beyond the fact that grey, …

Mar 12

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When it Comes to Fire and Fury, Does “New Journalism” Hold Lessons for Reporting on the Trump Administration?

Since the publishing of Michael Wolff’s now-infamous Fire and Fury on January 9, many of the book’s reviewers have seized …

Jan 27

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Dissecting Donald and Ivanka’s Relationship, with the Help of Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy”

When taken in the context of everything else the President has said about his eldest daughter, it is easy to …

Sep 16

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Stopping Global Warming Doesn’t Have to Be “Inconvenient”

Aug 11

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How Music Reveals the Pitfalls — and Possibilities — of Patriotism

Jul 1

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The Leftovers Series Finale Shows That Maybe the “Big Questions” Don’t Need Answers

Jun 10

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Was S-Town’s John B. McLemore a Poetic Genius?

May 5

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