Will We Ever Get Rid of the Electoral College? Will We Ever Get Rid of the Electoral College?
The system that is nobody’s first choice.
Sep 22, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin
Tea Tea
I can’t get away from it. Felted-up reenactors shoving a great fake crate of it into the Harbor and jeering. After the tour group leaves, they fish it back out and towel it off, un…
Sep 22, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Natalie Shapero
Apocryphal Apocryphal
You made me crude because you were afraid and too easily in awe— but I also loved that about you, the sincerity of your love, the centrality of your worry. Had I intervened to priv…
Sep 22, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Phelps
Orlando Patterson and the Postcolonial Predicament Orlando Patterson and the Postcolonial Predicament
Out of the ruins of colonialism and empire, the sociologist insisted we could fashion a more egalitarian and liberated future.
Sep 21, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Adom Getachew
All 21 of Mississippi’s Beaches Are Closed Because of Toxic Algae (CNN headline) All 21 of Mississippi’s Beaches Are Closed Because of Toxic Algae (CNN headline)
It starts with the sweetest contaminant masks: hound’s-tooth, hummingbirds & hibiscus. The tagline: Breathe us in on Instagram. It starts with Instagram, the masks modeled near…
Sep 8, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Catherine Pierce
Duck & Groundcover Duck & Groundcover
Meadows petaled turquoise. They shiver like glacial lakes Even when the sun shines. A duck could be forgiven, Then, the lack of grace In a dry landing. The ooofff! We…
Sep 8, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jay Hopler
Can the American University Be Saved? Can the American University Be Saved?
Covid-19 has revealed the glaring inequalities of higher ed in the United States and may push the system to the point of crisis.
Sep 8, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Bessner
C Pam Zhang’s Radical Retelling of Western Myths C Pam Zhang’s Radical Retelling of Western Myths
Her novel How Much of These Hills Is Gold follows two Chinese American siblings’ quest to find home amidst the prejudice and danger of the frontier.
Sep 8, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham
The Culture Is Still Catching Up With Georgia Anne Muldrow The Culture Is Still Catching Up With Georgia Anne Muldrow
Whether in jazz, rap, or R&B, she has made music out of liberation.
Aug 31, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore
House Hunters House Hunters
Under the spindlework arch of the wraparound porch, no one ever thinks they’ll expose the original hardwood for its kindling. But no one ever likes the wall-to-wall carpets, the di…
Aug 25, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Janine Joseph