Following the Sounds of Poetry
There are multiple pathways from Anne Carson’s poetry to Ross Gay’s prose. One need only listen, the Poetry Center at the University of Arizona in Tucson reminds us, and follow…
AI Threatens Literary Translation
The etymology of the word translation—“to carry across”—conjures an image of physical labor. It is deeply relational, requiring at least two bodies, those of an author and of the person…
Philip Guston Mural Warning Against Fascism Restored in Mexico
“The Struggle Against Terrorism” (1934–35) was originally met with mixed reactions and censored for decades.
Cybertruck Club Bombarded by Trash Before Leaving Mardi Gras Parade In Shame
With a whopping seven recalls in just over a year — and a fire fatality rate exceeding the infamous Ford Pinto— it's never been a particularly great time to be a…
Healing From Helene
In late September 2024, Hurricane Helene inundated western North Carolina with record rainfall that caused catastrophic flooding and mudslides, leading to more than a hundred storm-related deaths, according to the…
Grave New World
Richard Beck charts how 9/11 shapes the way we live now
Dance Dance Revolution
Two new books about the prankster-critic Jill Johnston
The Limits of Witness
What a surgeon’s 1989 memoir tells us about working in Gaza and Lebanon
Commons People
Making radical ideas a reality