M.G. Hennessey talks about the benefits of helping foster children make it through the system.
Want to Reduce Homelessness, Stop the Prison Pipeline, and Prevent Teen Pregnancy? Help Foster Children.
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Who Speaks Like Plato: Talking to Gerald A. Press
Andy Fitch presents questions he posed to Gerald A. Press about polyphony and voice in Plato's dialogues.
What Lori Loughlin Can Teach Us About Schadenfreude and Compassion
Ashley Rindsberg writes on cultural backlash to Lori Loughlin and keeping a consistent sense of justice.
Little No-action Movie: On Pico Iyer’s Autumn Light
Alan Kennedy reviews memory and impermanence in Pico Iyer’s recent "Autumn Light."
Manifesting the Everywoman Story: Jennifer Pastiloff’s On Being Human
Geri Lipschultz reviews Jennifer Pastiloff's memoir "On Being Human."
The Weekly Read: June 24, 2019
Steve Lichtman reviews the week in politics and culture.
Judging by Cover: Grace Hadland Reviews Booksmart
"Aside from the few instances of genuine adolescent naivety found in the actors' desire to amuse, it’s all boilerplate redemption narrative."
What Do We Risk in Interstellar Exploration? On Claire Denis’s High Life
Sam Buckland reviews Claire Denis's recent interstellar film "High Life."
Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Archaic Torso of Apollo”: Translation and Commentary
"Critics have suggested that Rilke was inspired by the Apollo Belvedere... But maybe they are barking up the wrong tree."
Figuring Out How to Make a Book: Talking to Stephen Motika
Andy Fitch interviews Stephen Motika about entering the publishing industry and working with poetry.
