Seth Lerer reflects on the performance of childishness and the legacy of racist content in children's stories.
Letter from Whoville: On Dr. Seuss and Racism
Essays
The Dodgers $102 Million Gambit
Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier analyze the Dodgers' decision to take on a controversial new pitcher.
The Triumphal Boomer Politics of Whit Stillman’s Barcelona (1994)
Rob Madole dives into the retrograde politics of Whit Stillman’s lesser known film.
Fear Makes You a Monster: Mariana Enriquez’s Political Horror Allegories
Nate McNamara finds echoes of the trauma of dictatorship in Mariana Enriquez’s corpus.
Nostalgia and Delirium in “Qua Cơn Mê”
Frances An analyzes two takes on the same song, “Qua Cơn Mê” (“After the Nighmare”), about the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
Privacy is Doomed. What’s new?
Firmin DeBrabander writes about the construction of privacy in modern times and the failures of community it has wrought.
The Enduring Relevance of Liberal Arts in India: Henry Derozio and the Bengal Renaissance
Liesl Schwabe dives into the history of the Bengal Renaissance and one its start figures, Henry Louis Vivian Derozio.
Fake Books and Fake News
Jessica Pressman tells a history of fake books in the era of vanity and disinformation.
Reading Havel in Hong Kong — and Arendt in Bangkok
Jeffrey Wasserstrom shares the Thai preface to his recent book "Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink."
Gilberto Perez and “The Imprint of Life” on the Cinema Screen
Eric Gudas thinks back on the impacts of his film mentor, Gilberto Perez.
