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The Case for Loitering
Anandi Mishra meanders through “Aimlessness,” the new book by Tom Lutz.
Cultural Studies
"Culture is an instrument wielded by professors to manufacture professors." — Simone Weil
A Look at Nothing: On Susan A. Crane’s “Nothing Happened: A History”
Vesper North considers "Nothing Happened," a new history by Susan A. Crane.
Politics as Identity: A Conversation with Tobias Carroll
Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy talks with Tobias Carroll about his new book, “Political Sign.”
Pointing Out the Elephant: On Sean Griffin’s “The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus”
Simon Franklin praises “The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus” by Sean Griffin.
Still Arab
Reflections on the 10th anniversary of the Arab uprisings: language, identity, and the politics of despair.
What If We Saved Ourselves?
Brian Lin maps out the terrain of racial struggle in the literary world.
Travelogue of the Exodus
Charles Dunst reviews Anne Goldman's "Stargazing in the Atomic Age," her search for modern Jewish identity.
The Fallacy of American Studies: A Conversation
On xenolinguaphobia and the provincialism of American Studies.
“Toxic” Relationships in the Affective Age
What memoirs by Melissa Febos, Carmen Maria Machado, and Alisson Wood can tell us about our affective age.
The Dream of the Swimming Pool
James Delbourgo considers the ways we've looked at swimming pools over the years.
Toward a Saner Psychedelia
Ido Hartogsohn’s new book explores the impact of LSD on postwar American society and culture.
The Talented Ms. Calloway
What can Caroline Calloway tell us about media culture, the self-branding industry, gig work, and a growing army of hungry creatives vying for attention?
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