"American film is divorced from the lives that it photographs. The camera distorts their worries and concerns, it leaves their contours misshapen."
Essays
Self-Publishing and Being Pleased with Yourself: A Brief Glimpse into the Life of a Small-Town Bookseller and Writer
Jonah Andrist writes about his experiences with Will Peterson, a self-published writer and bookstore owner in small-town Idaho.
Understanding Murnane?
Alan Kennedy discusses Gerald Murnane, "Something for the Pain: A Memoir of the Turf," and horse racing.
Michael Cohen and Me: It’s Complicated
"What is the takeaway of the congressional testimony, as well as Michael Cohen’s more global sleaziness, for the diehards of Trumplandia?"
Messengers from the Past
Priyanka Kumar visits New Mexico's Bosque del Apache.
UTLA Strike Exposes the Heart of California’s Inequality Problem
John W. W. Zeiser and Mansoor Khan discuss the history of Prop 13, and its implications on the current UTLA strike.
Bruise
Call the bruise the contusion of one world onto another. I only saw the bruise the morning after I was …
Intersectionality and the Jews in the Age of Trump
"Precisely how we should parse critiques of Israeli government policies that seem to bleed into hatred of the Jews is a fraught but very pressing project."
A Letter to Alfonso Cuarón from Srećko Horvat
Srećko Horvat writes an admiring letter to Alfonso Cuarón, writer and director of the film "Roma."
Lessons Learned
"We have learned a lot over the past few weeks and we are still learning." A message from Christopher Castiglia and Christopher Reed.
