• On Brian Dillon and Affinity

    Sophia Stewart finds wisdom in Brian Dillon's recent book "Suppose a Sentence."

    Lost in Transition: Can Inclusivity Cross a Language Barrier?

    S.A. Karpukhin explores the roadblocks and subtleties of translating pronoun preferences and transgender-inclusive language in Russian.

    Korean Provocateur: the Harrowing Films of Kim Ki-duk (1960-2020)

    For this week's Korea Blog, Colin Marshall remembers director Kim Ki-duk.

    Delicate Matters: Borat & Central Asia in the Western Imagination

    Erica X Eisen provides an inside look at the portrayals (and lack thereof) of Central Asia in the recent "Borat" sequel.

    Pansori at the Disco: Leenalchi, the New-Old Korean Musical Phenomenon of 2020, Gets Frustrated Tourists Dancing

    For this week's Korea Blog, Colin Marshall dives into the 2020 music sensation Leenalchi.

    Concentrated Control: Talking to Lina Khan

    Andy Fitch talks with antitrust law, the antimonopoly tradition, and law and political economy scholar Lina Khan.

    We Clearly Have a Market Problem: Talking to Representative David N. Cicilline

    Andy Fitch talks with Representative David N. Cicilline (RI-1) about monopolization and antitrust, particularly among today's tech giants.