You Can’t Uncast a Spell
“Wicked: For Good” blissfully forgets the lingering pain and permanent damage of fascism
Mar 10 - Holli Flanagan
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“Wuthering Heights” Was Never a Love Story
Fennell’s film is not a faithful adaptation; it’s a testament to the contagiousness of the energy and pleasure in Brontë’s writing
Mar 3 - Katherine J. Chen
Books & Culture
The Music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Pulled Me Through The Grief of Family Loss
Characterized by the wish for peace, his art is being shunned during war
Feb 27 - Saachi Gupta
Books & Culture
I Love Sally Rooney’s Books but I Love Her Essay About Competitive College Debate Even More
“Even if You Beat Me” traces the future author’s climb from anonymous college debater to Europe’s number one competitive debater
Feb 24 - Samantha Neugebauer
Books & Culture
In “Vigil,” Rage Is a Tool for Compassion and Liberation
George Saunders’s new novel examines the line between sympathy and complicity
Feb 6 - Tess Callahan
Books & Culture
“One Battle After Another” Reminds Me What I Want From White Art
Latine activism is an unusual addition to Paul Thomas Anderson's milk-pale oeuvre
Jan 27 - Caio Major
Books & Culture
Television Shows like “Your Friends and Neighbors” Seduce Us Into Accepting the Crimes of the Ultra-Wealthy
Watching lavish lives corrupts our national psyche during times of extreme income inequality, social unrest, and violence
Jan 23 - Debbie Danielpour
Books & Culture
Fanfiction Made Me a Literary Scholar
Fanfiction assumes what any literary scholarship worth its salt must acknowledge: Narrative is a social act
Jan 16 - Sarah Jilani
Books & Culture
“All Fours” and Taekwondo Remind Me Who I Am Beyond a Mother
Once I’m confident that I exist outside of other people’s survival and pleasure, I can forget myself
Jan 9 - Jane Dykema
Books & Culture
I Rewatch “Gilmore Girls” to Remember my Stepfather
I find echoes of the man who raised me every time I watch the iconic mother-daughter show
Dec 23 - Peggy Carouthers
Books & Culture
That Personalized Email About Loving and Marketing Your Book Is a Scam
Taking advantage of aspiring authors is a rich tradition, and now published authors are being scammed too
Dec 9 - Samuel Ashworth
Books & Culture
“I Deliver Parcels in Beijing” Illuminates That Financial Security Is a Matter of Luck
Hu Anyan’s memoir is a reminder that one can work hard indefinitely and still have to count every penny
Dec 2 - Megan Peck Shub
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