"Even when transplanted to the other side of the world, it seems, a man from an island not known for its pleasant weather will seek out more of the same."
Proper Travel: Island-Hopping Englishman Michael Gibb’s A Korean Odyssey
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An Argument that Readers Have to Finish on Their Own: Talking to Jeremy Fortier
Andy Fitch talks with Jeremy Fortier about frustrated desire and his book "The Challenges of Nietzsche."
Following Colin McCahon
Thomas McLean traces the work and mythic nature of New Zealand modernist artist Colin McCahon.
Hiroshima in the Age of Virtual Remembrance
Spencer Cohen takes a look at how the shockwaves of the Hiroshima atomic bomb reverberate 75 years later — during a pandemic.
World out of Joint: Talking to Wolfgang Ischinger
Andy Fitch talks with Wolfgang Ischinger, Germany’s former deputy foreign minister and former German ambassador to both the US and the UK.
Revisiting the Late Kevin O’Rourke’s My Korea, a Curious Memoir of a Land that Gets in the Blood
Colin Marshall remembers Kevin O'Rourke's long-haul observations of changes in Korean society.
Stronger than the Gun Lobby: Talking to Senator Chris Murphy
Andy Fitch talks with Senator Chris Murphy about the firearm epidemic in the United States and his book "The Violence Inside Us."
Justin Turner is Smiling
Nathan Kalman-Lamb dissects the motivations of Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner, who joined his victorious teammates after testing positive.
Progressives Need Their Own Pantheon: Talking to Senator Sherrod Brown
Andy Fitch talks with US Senator Sherrod Brown about the varied tenets of progressive representative politics and his book "Desk 88."
The Image of a President
Khameer Kidia finds similarities in the cults of portraiture for Robert Mugabe and Donald Trump.
