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Columns

The New Food Haul

Ella Quittner

August 09, 2023

The decline of the Las Vegas buffet has created a familiar story for workers.

Empty Suits

Bailey Trela

August 02, 2023

In the spy novels of Javier Marías, the late author never stopped reinventing himself.

Atomic Sad Boy

Zachariah Webb

July 31, 2023

Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic of Robert Oppenheimer sands off the complexities of the man.

Rush Limbaugh’s Kid Control

Julie Poole

July 27, 2023

Children's history as told by a talking hemorrhoid.

Only Italians Will Understand This

Michael Nicholas

July 26, 2023

What does it mean to be Italian in an age of viral hyperbole and caricature?

Henry Threadgill’s Life in Music

Nate Wooley

July 25, 2023

A new jazz memoir subverts a familiar genre.

The Good Enough Momfluencer

Sophie Lewis

July 18, 2023

Unpacking the momfluencer’s appeal.

The Changeling

Robert Rubsam

July 13, 2023

The musician PJ Harvey has made a career of reinvention.

Translating the Language of the Border

Gaby Del Valle

July 12, 2023

A memoir of working with—and against—the U.S. deportation machine.

The Dark Side of the Jazz Age

Jessica Fletcher

July 10, 2023

On Ursula Parrott’s life and work.

Comey As You Are

Kenneth Dillon

June 22, 2023

James Comey’s will to power has nowhere to flourish but in his mind.

Fear and Loathing on Melrose Place

Will Harrison

June 21, 2023

In Jack Skelley’s LA, everything—even basic reality—is warped or subject to question.