The Magical Mundane: Work, Technology and Consumerism in the World of <em>Harry Potter</em>

The Magical Mundane: Work, Technology and Consumerism in the World of Harry Potter

Keridiana Chez Explores the Role of Magic as Instant Gratification and Automation in the Potter-Verse

By Keridiana Chez | June 26, 2025

For Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, There Must Be Poetry in a Time of Genocide

For Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, There Must Be Poetry in a Time of Genocide

Cindy Juyoung Ok Talks to the National Book Award-Winning Author of “Something About Living”

By Cindy Juyoung Ok | June 26, 2025

Judge, Critic, Saloniére: On Sylvia Lynd, One of the Great Literary Citizens of the 20th Century

Judge, Critic, Saloniére: On Sylvia Lynd, One of the Great Literary Citizens of the 20th Century

Nicola Wilson on the Book Society, Hugh Walpole, and Lynd’s Overshadowed Author Career

By Nicola Wilson | June 26, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A great, galloping read, pointed and provocative; the kind of book you might call a good bad time.”

By Book Marks | June 26, 2025

“Thermal Imaging,” a Poem by DeeSoul Carson

“Thermal Imaging,” a Poem by DeeSoul Carson

From the Latest Issue of the Michigan Quarterly Review

By DeeSoul Carson | June 26, 2025

Uncaring Healthcare: The Impossible Cost of Being Undocumented and Ill in America

Uncaring Healthcare: The Impossible Cost of Being Undocumented and Ill in America

Alix Dick and Antero Garcia Chronicle Illicit Medical Procedures for Those Lacking Social Security Numbers

By Alix Dick and Antero Garcia | June 26, 2025

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Ernesto Londoño on the Personal Cost of Minnesota’s Political Killings

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Why Field Research Remains an Essential Part of Scientific Inquiry and Inclusion

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On Marina Abramović and the Radical Notion of the Third Act

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Waves and Wipeouts: On Learning How to Surf As an Adult

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David Litt Considers the Value of Fear and Persistence in the Pursuit of a New Skill

By David Litt | June 25, 2025

How Amaranth Influenced Indigenous Culture and Cooking in the American Southwest

How Amaranth Influenced Indigenous Culture and Cooking in the American Southwest

Michael Shaikh Explores the History and Legacy of Pueblo Cuisine in New Mexico

By Michael Shaikh | June 25, 2025

Three Kids, Three Pasts: Tennessee Hill on Using Multiple POVs to Explore Shared Memory

Three Kids, Three Pasts: Tennessee Hill on Using Multiple POVs to Explore Shared Memory

The Author of “Girls with Long Shadows” Digs into Divergent Recollections

By Tennessee Hill | June 25, 2025

Renee Gladman Makes Prose Spiral

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In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on Thresholds

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Sodom and Gomorrah on Celluloid: How the Hays Code Took the Sex Out of Hollywood

Sodom and Gomorrah on Celluloid: How the Hays Code Took the Sex Out of Hollywood

Michael Koresky on the Influence of Catholic Moralism in the Early Days of American Film

By Michael Koresky | June 24, 2025

Eurydice at 18: On the Off-Broadway Revival of Sarah Ruhl’s Beloved Play

Eurydice at 18: On the Off-Broadway Revival of Sarah Ruhl’s Beloved Play

Pamela Newton Considers the Impact of the ur-Ruhl Production

By Pamela Newton | June 24, 2025

Inside Mexican Feminists’ Fight For Safe and Legal Abortion

Inside Mexican Feminists’ Fight For Safe and Legal Abortion

Rebecca Grant on the Battle for Reproductive Freedom in Latin America and Throughout the World

By Rebecca Grant | June 24, 2025

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