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La Vida Loca 

Martin Dolan

March 20, 2026

Even as the stories gets dark, Jaime Hernandez’s linework maintains a tangible lust for life.

Troubled Salt Waters

Kyle Paoletta

March 18, 2026

Can we build a usable politics of restoration?

Rise, Grind, Die

Julia Kopstein

March 11, 2026

“u looking for an opportunity?”

Problem Child

Eli Cugini

March 10, 2026

Pixar has become visibly scared of children.

A Healthy, Vigorous National Life

Andrew Schenker

March 06, 2026

A sobering object lesson for today’s reader.

The Darkness from the Darkness

William Giraldi

March 05, 2026

Suffering maneuvers you to the midpoint between belief and heresy.

A Fighting Chance

Stephanie Cuepo Wobby

March 03, 2026

The UFC has gone unchecked for too long.

I Will Survive

Crispin Long

February 24, 2026

The “Survivor” fandom becomes more obsessive with every passing season.

Something Is Missing

Daniel Kipnis

February 20, 2026

“There are some who say the word Odradek comes from the Slavic and they look for its etymology there. There are others who say it’s a Germanic word, merely inflected by the Slavic. The doubt surrounding both versions forces one to conclude that neither is true, ...

Wild Facts

Robert Rubsam

February 11, 2026

Spiritual cinema is fundamentally an aspiration.

A Place to Call Home

Jackson Davidow

February 06, 2026

More just than documents of neighborly attachment and empowerment.

Shakespeare in the Bardo

Tana Wojczuk

February 05, 2026

Shakespeare is no longer just a playwright, he is an industry.