On the Politics of Caste and Feminine Joy in Satyajit Ray’s Classic <em>Charulata</em>

On the Politics of Caste and Feminine Joy in Satyajit Ray’s Classic Charulata

TANAÏS on How the Narratives of Muslim Women and Femmes Are Not Merely About Representation

By TANAÏS | May 17, 2022

Seema Reza on the Joy of Being (Completely) Alone

Seema Reza on the Joy of Being (Completely) Alone

“Uncontrollable. They meant the word as a criticism; I wore it as a badge.”

By Seema Reza | May 17, 2022

How to Make Sense of Profound Arbitrariness in a World That Is Suppose to Make Sense

How to Make Sense of Profound Arbitrariness in a World That Is Suppose to Make Sense

Jon Mooallem in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | May 17, 2022

Finally a History of Art That Includes Female and Non-White Artists

Finally a History of Art That Includes Female and Non-White Artists

Charlotte Mullins in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | May 17, 2022

Lise Vesterlund on The No Club and How to Put a Stop to Women's Dead End Work

Lise Vesterlund on The No Club and How to Put a Stop to Women's Dead End Work

In Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | May 17, 2022

After an uncertain week, <em>The Believer</em> is returning home to <em>McSweeney’s!</em>

After an uncertain week, The Believer is returning home to McSweeney’s!

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 16, 2022

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Burning Man: The Trials of D. H. Lawrence has been named the best biography of the year.

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On the Gnostic Ironies of Poets Nathaniel Mackey and Fanny Howe

By Steven Toussaint | May 16, 2022

Emily Bingham on the Material Culture of White America’s Song to Itself: “My Old Kentucky Home”

Emily Bingham on the Material Culture of White America’s Song to Itself: “My Old Kentucky Home”

“It was from the outset a blackface minstrel tune, entertainment built on slavery and the trade in human beings.”

By Emily Bingham | May 16, 2022

On the Power and Purpose of Historical Fiction

On the Power and Purpose of Historical Fiction

A Conversation Between Eva Stachniak and Christina Baker Kline

By Literary Hub | May 16, 2022

Tracing the Romance Genre’s Radical Roots, from Derided “Sex Novels” to <em>Bridgerton</em>

Tracing the Romance Genre’s Radical Roots, from Derided “Sex Novels” to Bridgerton

Hilary A. Hallett on Reclaiming “Trashy” Romances

By Hilary A. Hallett | May 16, 2022

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

Rachel M. Harper: “I was a fellow worshipper, a member of the tribe; his daughter.”

By Rachel M. Harper | May 16, 2022

The Significance of Romare Bearden’s Art in the American Canon

The Significance of Romare Bearden’s Art in the American Canon

Glenda Gilmore in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | May 16, 2022

A Mysterious Canoe, a Flip Phone, and a Lot of Unanswered Questions

A Mysterious Canoe, a Flip Phone, and a Lot of Unanswered Questions

Ben McGrath on Tells the Tale of an American Odyssey

By Ben McGrath | May 16, 2022

Are We At the End of (the) History (of Liberalism)?

Are We At the End of (the) History (of Liberalism)?

Francis Fukuyama in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | May 16, 2022

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