Books, Arts, and Culture

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Although Valeria Luiselli lives in New York City, she isn’t herself American—not by birth (she was born in Mexico), nor by upbringing (her father was a...

In January, I packed my car and drove 12 hours alone from Florida to North Carolina. This was not a typical road trip, but I had...

Performing and writing may seem like two different arts, but in fact, they inform and bolster each other Photo by Alan Cleaver When I was a 10 year-old...

Andrew Ridker, author of “The Altruists,” recommends fiction on how debt ruins lives Photo by Ehud Neuhaus on Unsplash When I was young I used to play the...

The author of “Era of Ignition” talks about white feminism and its shortcomings Amber Tamblyn was going through a rough patch. The night before her wedding...

Escape Room is not just the horror flick you’ve probably never heard of with the less than stellar Rotten Tomatoes score. It’s the worldwide phenomenon where...

With the excitement heating up for this month’s release of Captain Marvel, the eyes of the world have turned to the movie’s true star: Carol’s cat,...

Months ago, I signed on for an intimidating reading project that also happened to be a great opportunity. I wasn’t sure how I would fit so...

Invisible Man was one of the books that I saw come up a lot after the 2016 election, along with The Handmaid’s Tale and 1984. It was...