Space Jew, or, Walter Benjamin Among the Stars
If Walter Benjamin had been quicker to flee the Nazis, he might have stood in India during the twilight years of the Raj and experienced the stars anew.
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
Down Dog by Anonymous
Ellen Collett's "Down Dog by Anonymous."
Portrait of the Artist as Incendiary
On "The Blue Touch Paper," a new memoir by Sir David Hare.
Chasing Particles Is Fun
"A Singularly Unfeminine Profession" is more a blueprint for a fabulous book than a fully realized one, but it sparks discussion.
How John DeLorean Took Us Back to the Future
Rex Weiner recounts his coverage of auto industry magnate John DeLorean's trial.
Why Is Mario Vargas Llosa Complaining?
What moved a novelist of the stature of Mario Vargas Llosa — in a work of nonfiction — to unburden himself of a long list of complaints?
Long Lasting Shadows
Norman Manea on "A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz" by Goran Rosenberg.
Magritte in Koreatown
Bonnie Johnson on the history and legacy of LA's iconic Brown Derby restaurants.
The Hands of Robert Walser
On the many hands of Robert Walser.
On Shit: Profanity as Weltanschauung
The first time you hear your beloved 10-year-old say motherfucker: well, on that day something changes. Why does it disturb us so?
Survival Tactics
"Words are actions," Andy Robinson writes. "They can caress or kill."
Intimate with the Enemy: Why You Ought to Have Lunch with a Bigot
This collection of essays troubles our desire for intimacy, our desire that others be recognizable, familiar, and our relations with them comfortable.
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