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“And My Frigidaire is Here!”: Gender and Family Life in Postwar France
John Merriman reviews “From Vichy to the Sexual Revolution” by Sarah Fishman.
History
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw
Promises, Promises: The Strange History of Film and the Armenian Genocide
Michelle Tusan revisits the fraught history of the Armenian Genocide on film.
The Anatomy of Finickiness: On Alexander Theroux’s “Einstein’s Beets: An Examination of Food Phobias”
Who knew Mussolini didn't like mashed potatoes? Geoff Nicholson enjoys Alexander Theroux's latest.
Can the Center Hold? Dodger Stadium and Downtown Los Angeles
Darryl Holter reflects on “City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles” by Jerald Podair.
Ravine Politics: How Dodger Stadium Defined Los Angeles
Peter Richardson tours the “City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles” by Jerald Podair.
The Salt of the Earth
Aurelian Craiutu on Steven B. Smith's "Modernity and Its Discontents."
Discipline and Parse: The Politics of Close Reading
Bruce Robbins reviews Joseph North’s “Literary Criticism: A Concise Political History.”
The Fascist and the Preacher: Gerald L. K. Smith and Francis Parker Yockey in Cold War–Era Los Angeles
Anthony Mostrom revisits the sordid careers of racists Gerald L. K. Smith and Francis Parker Yockey.
The Soul of the Body: William Empson’s “The Face of the Buddha”
David Auerbach on William Empson’s “The Face of the Buddha.”
Reveries from a Twilight City: The Great Lost Portrait of Weimar Berlin
Michael Blum strolls through “Walking in Berlin” by Franz Hessel.
An Island of Peace: Amanda DeMarco on Franz Hessel
James J. Conway discusses the flânerie of Franz Hessel with translator Amanda DeMarco.
The Pets’ War: On Hilda Kean’s “The Great Cat and Dog Massacre”
Colin Dickey on Hilda Kean’s “The Great Cat and Dog Massacre: The Real Story of World War Two’s Unknown Tragedy.”
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