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    What Dickens Knew About Trump

    Benedict Cosgrove finds parallels between Charles Dickens' (in)famous "manipulator of larcenous minions" and Donald Trump.

    Black Girl Rider: Stranger Danger and Hitchhiking in San Francisco

    Siobhan Brooks describes the anxiety and necessity of ride-sharing in the city.

    Learning Korean with Duolingo, the Mercilessly Addictive Language App

    Colin Marshall discusses the gamification of language-learning with Duolingo.

    Steven Leiber Catalogs: A Conversation with David Senior

    Matteo Cossu interviews David Senior about the work of art collector and dealer Steven Leiber.

    How Far Has Russia Come? On Robert Stephenson’s We Are Building Capitalism! Moscow in Transition 1992-1997

    "Has capitalism in fact been built, given all that has happened since the possibility of transition was opened up in 1992?"

    The oracle in My Dreams: Talking with Cinelle Barnes

    Stephanie Malak talks with Cinelle Barnes about memory, living undocumented in the US, and her book "Malaya."

    Emerged, Still Emerging: In Defense of the Mid-Career Author

    Joseph Di Prisco discusses the stigmas and difficulties of being a mid-career author as well as the Simpson/Joyce Carol Oates Prize.

    Light a Candle

    Sands Hall discusses her history with Scientology and the inspiration for her song "Light a Candle."

    White Screen/Black Hole: On Daniel Fish’s Theatrical Pas-de-Deux with Don DeLillo

    Elizabeth Wiet reviews Daniel Fish’s 2019 stage adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel "White Noise" at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.