‘Broken Voices’ Records the Sound of Institutional Abuse
Drawing on the scandal around one of the Czech Republic’s most admired choirs, Broken Voices shows, once again, how institutions meant to exalt can perpetuate abuse.
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What Is Wrong with ‘Bridgerton’?
In Brigerton‘s imagined world, racial inequality appears to be resolved simply through elite inclusion, without any reckoning with empire, exploitation, or power.
Historical Fiction’s Shipwrecks, Magical Objects, and the Marginalized
Historical fiction as diverse as Laila Lalami’s The Moor’s Account and teen TV show Outer Banks bring real stories of shipwrecks, magical objects, and the marginalized to life.
Susan Choi’s ‘Trust Exercise’ Demands the Reader’s Restraint
Does the experience of reading Susan Choi's Trust Exercise leave us with anything but frustration? Is it all tease and no release?
‘Smithereens’ Is a Coming-of-Age Tale of Aimless Desire
Susan Seidelman’s Smithereens depicts a time in NYC alternative culture when you could make a buck without having to make a killing
Webs of Deception and Allusion Thread Together to Make ‘Pretty Little Liars’
With its constant nods to the work of Lynch and Hitchcock, Pretty Little Liars conjures a world of allusions where truth is always uncertain.