Essays

Kieran Setiya reckons with age alongside comic Emo Philips.

Katy Simpson Smith transports us to an ancient decomposition space: the putridarium.

"Minority means marginality, defined by narrow circulation and limited knowledge, which in turn prevent a minor literature from being published..."

Carlos E. Cortés muses on what kinds of speech should be restricted, and in what ways.

Anthony Seidman praises the prolific Heller Levinson.

Chloé Valdary finds resonances of Paul Laurence Dunbar's famous words on race in America in Todd Phillips' "Joker."

Leah Bailly pens an essay about abuse on campus that a prominent US university sought to keep under wraps.

Jon Boorstin tells us what makes documentaries special.

Eng-Beng Lim examines Bong Joon Ho's assertion that "we all live in the same country called Capitalism."

William D'Urso looks back on a time his grandmother surprised him with zeal on the baseball field.