Are You, Too, a Walking Manifesto?
We are living in a season of manifestos and Breanne Fahs is our queen. Our guidebook: Burn It Down!: Feminist Manifestos for the Revolution.
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Flip It Over: An Ode to the B-Side
We determine what song is worthy of the "A" or "B" side -- not the music industry. On Will Stockton and D. Gilson's 33 1/3 B-Sides.
Reflections and Refractions: ‘Apple, Tree: Writers on Their Parents’
The contributors to Apple, Tree: Writers on Their Parents identify nuance; frequently framing themselves and their parents through multiple lenses.
‘The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories’
Jhumpa Lahiri's picks for The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories may betray her sympathies. She has no problem with this.
Sci-Fi Collection ‘Palestine + 100’ Looks to the Future, Teaches the Present
While several stories in Palestine + 100 are dystopian, others offer hope, emphasizing the urgency of peace and reconciliation not just for Palestinians, but for Israelis as well.
Why Shouldn’t Public Transit Be Free?
Dozens of cities have abolished transit fares. Their experience makes a compelling argument more should follow suit.
The Path in ‘Beneath My Feet’ Is Too Narrow to Follow
It would seem high time to put together an anthology of literary voices that have been marginalized in the grand tradition of walking. Beneath My Feet: Writers on Walking is not that anthology.
Fairy Tales for the Children of the Laborers
With anthology Workers' Tales, children's literature professor Michael Rosen curates fairy tales from the 19th and 20th centuries that resonate with workers' rights activists and their children today.
Bringing Forth the Male Gaze in ‘Preeto & Other Stories’
The male writers in the anthology, Preeto & Other Stories, have been selected because each wrote extensively, if sometimes idealistically and sentimentally, about women.
‘Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018’
Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018 has us wondering, is there still any credence to the idea of non-required reading?
Robert Christgau’s ‘Is It Still Good to Ya?’
Robert Christgau is the rare critic who can write insightfully and passionately about a sweaty performance by a popular Congolese soukous band and a magisterial show by Senegal's Youssou N'Dour. That magic is captured in his latest anthology, Is It Still Good to Ya?
‘Room 104’ Season 2 Throws It All Against the Wall – Let’s See What Sticks
HBO's anthology horror series, Room 104, offers glimpses of promise and bizarre insight, but often feels constrained by its half-hour timeframe.