On Literature and Consciousness
Not far from where the brackish water of the delta irrigates the silty banks of the Nile, it was once imagined that a man named Sinuhe...
Beverly Jenkins on the Importance of Black 19th Century Romance
At NPR, Beverly Jenkins, known as the queen of of Black historical romance, discusses the importance of the genre reflecting the identities of those who read...
A Painter’s Performances
The high points of the current New York gallery show of the eminent English painter Frank Auerbach are some dozen exquisitely colored and often bristling pictures...
How to Survive Underground
“Gubeikou Spirit”by Te-Ping Chen Pan entered Gubeikou Station at top speed, hurtling through the crowds, hand on her purse. It was late and her father would...
Professional Wrestling Was the Language I Shared With My Dad
I wish I remembered exactly where my dad got the 1992 Royal Rumble tape. I imagine it was from the packaging factory in the Toronto suburbs...
True Love is Feeding Yourself: On Melissa Broder’s ‘Milk Fed’
Milk Fed might make you hungry. Milk Fed might make you horny. Milk Fed might make you believe in god, or in love, or at least...
The Lost Rivers of Owens Valley
In 2012, archaeologists working with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power made an unsettling find at the edge of an alkali flat known as...
Who is Paradise Really For?
In Cherie Jones’s debut novel, How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House, the fictional Barbadian town of Baxter Beach looks like paradise. Soaked in sun, rich...
Can a Revenge Movie Succeed Without Violence?
In the 2017 film Revenge (directed by Coralie Fargeat), the protagonist Jen is raped by a friend of her lover. Her lover, the rapist, and a...
Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Lockwood, Salih, Bolaño, and More
Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from Patricia Lockwood, Zak Salih, Roberto Bolaño, and more—that are publishing this week. Want to learn more...
