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The Proliferation of Profilicity
From the Chinese Social Credit System to Facebook and Airbnb, what to make of our new era of profilicity.
Around the World
"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Something New: The “LRB” Turns 40
Celebrating four decades of the “London Review of Books.”
That Glittering Southern Light
A new collection of stories explores the global contrast between North and South.
Homage to Rojava: An American Fighter in ISIS Territory
A New Yorker reflects on his six months fighting alongside the Kurds against ISIS in Syria.
“Deflected by This Bitter Era”: On Olga Livshin’s “A Life Replaced” and Olga Zilberbourg’s “Like Water and Other Stories”
Linda Kinstler finds a resonance between “A Life Replaced” by Olga Livshin and “Like Water and Other Stories” by Olga Zilberbourg.
Film After Auschwitz: On Václav Marhoul’s “The Painted Bird”
Marta Figlerowicz considers "The Painted Bird," Václav Marhoul's adaptation of Jerzy Kosiński's infamous novel.
Extras: A Short Story by Yuri Felsen
Bryan Karetnyk introduces his translation of “Extras,” a short story by Yuri Felsen, a Russian émigré author whose English-language debut is long overdue.
Hindutva and the Academy: A Conversation with Divya Dwivedi
Krithika Varagur talks to Divya Dwivedi about the roots of Hindu nationalism, and whether a heterodox India can survive it.
Where Are You Taking Me, Father?: Three Sons Live Through Apartheid South Africa
Kaleem Hawa reviews three recent books on South African apartheid.
Queer Nigerians Rewrite the Body
Erik Gleibermann on the emerging generation of LGBT Nigerian writers.
The Longest Failed Regime in the World
Hun Sen has hung on in Cambodia through a combination of shape-shifting, self-dealing, and luck.
Cold War Propagandist: Nicolas Nabokov, JFK, and the Shostakovich Wars
Joseph Horowitz on Nicolas Nabokov, classical music, and the Cold War.
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