Ottessa Moshfegh’s Cruel Worlds Ottessa Moshfegh’s Cruel Worlds
In her new novel, Moshfegh explores the brutish world of the Middle Ages.
Aug 8, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Elvia Wilk
Pramila Jayapal on Going From Banker to Organizer, and Eric Foner on the Right to Vote Pramila Jayapal on Going From Banker to Organizer, and Eric Foner on the Right to Vote
On this week’s episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, the representative and the historian join us to discuss politics and history.
Aug 4, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Juan Emar’s Forgotten Vanguard Juan Emar’s Forgotten Vanguard
Influenced by the Surrealists, the obscure Chilean novelist took to task the social realist status quo in his magical fiction.
Aug 4, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Hanson O’Haver
The Wondrous and Mundane Diaries of Edna St. Vincent Millay The Wondrous and Mundane Diaries of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Her private writing offers another, more idiosyncratic angle to understand the famed poet.
Aug 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Apoorva Tadepalli
Marlen Haushofer’s Bucolic Apocalypse Marlen Haushofer’s Bucolic Apocalypse
Examining an isolated life, in the wake of an unknown cataclysm, The Wall forces its readers to confront their relationship to the natural world.
Aug 2, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Missouri Williams
The Sophist Network The Sophist Network
Justin E.H. Smith’s recent book is a prime example of how a certain realm of philosophical thinking misunderstands the material impact of the Internet.
Aug 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Michael Eby
Trump Might Face Prison, but Bolton and Kissinger? Never! Trump Might Face Prison, but Bolton and Kissinger? Never!
John Bolton recently joked about helping to plan coups while in office. For those on the receiving end, like the thousands who died thanks to Henry Kissinger’s machinations, Americ...
Jul 29, 2022 / Ben Burgis
Encounters With Adélia Prado Encounters With Adélia Prado
Five new translations of the Brazilian poet’s work by Ellen Doré Watson.
Jul 28, 2022 / Poems / Adélia Prado and Ellen Doré Watson
Katha Pollitt on Advice for Men, Plus J. Hoberman on Film in the Age of Reagan Katha Pollitt on Advice for Men, Plus J. Hoberman on Film in the Age of Reagan
On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, commentary on Jordan Peterson’s books of advice for men and the synergy between politics and pop culture.
Jul 28, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Philip Guston’s Philosophy of Doubt Philip Guston’s Philosophy of Doubt
A delayed, divisive, and long-awaited retrospective finally debuts in Boston.
Jul 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky