All of Wrigleyville, from the bars to the bleachers and beyond, was on its feet for Aroldis Chapman’s final three …
Go, Cubs, Go!
October 2016
Problems, Provocations, Roller Coasters, and Guns
By Alina Cohen A few days before the Problems and Provocations book launch, Stacy Switzer mused that the promotional materials …
Finding a New Seoul in the Old Buildings of Kim Swoo-geun, Architect of Modern Korea
By Colin Marshall Like many a Westerner with an interest in Korea (and without any stake in the relevant historical …
Donald Trump: Imprisoned by his Neurochemistry
By Connell Cowan Ph.D. and David Kipper M.D. Whether you followed this election season with amusement or with horror, one …
Under the Shadow Flag: A Week in the Vasilika Refugee Camp
America’s #1 Transgender Beauty Pageant, TransNation Queen USA
The United Artists Theatre at the Ace Hotel was packed Saturday night for TransNation Queen USA 2016, the fifteenth such …
The 2016 Hong Kong International Literary Festival — A Q&A with Phillipa Milne
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom I’ve had the pleasure of participating in the Hong Kong International Festival in two past years, 2009 …
Nasty Rhetoric: KCRW’s Left, Right, & Center Live!
By Sara Worth Last Thursday, a special edition of KCRW’s Left, Right & Center was presented live at the United …
A Blank Page as Big as the World: An Interview with Vanessa Hua
Like the apocryphal frogs splashing in their warming water until the inevitable end, the characters in Vanessa Hua’s debut, Deceit …
In Memory of Tom Hayden
By Darryl Holter I was saddened to learn of the death of Tom Hayden yesterday morning. I read a lot of …
