The Feather of Ma’at

In The Feather of Ma’at, Fernando rewards the attentive reader who does the heavy lifting to fill in the gaps between his lines for themselves. In this regard, he leaves the authorship and authenticity in making meaning, and meaning-making, to the

The Feather of Ma’at

In The Feather of Ma’at, Fernando rewards the attentive reader who does the heavy lifting to fill in the gaps between his lines for themselves. In this regard, he leaves the authorship and authenticity in making meaning, and meaning-making, to the

Why you should read: 100 Years of the American Dream

“Thanks for the American Dream To vulgarize and falsify until The bare lies shine through”–William S. Burroughs, “Thanksgiving Prayer” Vulgarized, falsified, lionized, satirized, vilified, glorified and on and on, the American Dream is many things to many people.  But just

Why you should read: 100 Years of the American Dream

“Thanks for the American Dream To vulgarize and falsify until The bare lies shine through”–William S. Burroughs, “Thanksgiving Prayer” Vulgarized, falsified, lionized, satirized, vilified, glorified and on and on, the American Dream is many things to many people.  But just

Why you should read … Intimacy by Hanif Kureishi

“It is the saddest night, for I am leaving and not coming back.” (3) An opening line that confronts us … as we read, live alongside, perhaps within, share time with, Intimacy … which resounds in us as … as

Why you should read … Intimacy by Hanif Kureishi

“It is the saddest night, for I am leaving and not coming back.” (3) An opening line that confronts us … as we read, live alongside, perhaps within, share time with, Intimacy … which resounds in us as … as

Why you should read … Sylvère Lotringer

A figure, in the precise sense of one who cares for (cura) — books, works, texts, people, ideas, people, oh people —, one might even say a guardian of ideas and people, persons with ideas, is no longer with us

Why you should read … Sylvère Lotringer

A figure, in the precise sense of one who cares for (cura) — books, works, texts, people, ideas, people, oh people —, one might even say a guardian of ideas and people, persons with ideas, is no longer with us

Inventing Future Cities

Michael Batty’s most recent book, Inventing Future Cities, deserves more attention than what it has been accorded from both academics and policy makers since its publication in 2018. It also comes at a time when the cities of the world

Inventing Future Cities

Michael Batty’s most recent book, Inventing Future Cities, deserves more attention than what it has been accorded from both academics and policy makers since its publication in 2018. It also comes at a time when the cities of the world

Feature: screens | digits | teaching

To teach, perchance to dream, aye, there’s the rub Keeping in mind that dreams come to one, envelop one, quite possibly take over one — and not only does one never quite have control over the dream, it might well

Feature: screens | digits | teaching

To teach, perchance to dream, aye, there’s the rub Keeping in mind that dreams come to one, envelop one, quite possibly take over one — and not only does one never quite have control over the dream, it might well

Suburbanism

  As its title suggests, Robert Wood’s Suburbanism is centrally concerned with the concept of place as both ideological site and lived experience. These two elements are fused in Wood’s sense of space as deeply connected to one’s personal identity;

Suburbanism

  As its title suggests, Robert Wood’s Suburbanism is centrally concerned with the concept of place as both ideological site and lived experience. These two elements are fused in Wood’s sense of space as deeply connected to one’s personal identity;

John McGahern and the real deal

The philosopher John Moriarty used to say that, if anybody wants to fully understand his work, they only have to read John McGahern’s last novel, That They May Face the Rising Sun. Truly, the novel’s consecration of the Irish countryside,

John McGahern and the real deal

The philosopher John Moriarty used to say that, if anybody wants to fully understand his work, they only have to read John McGahern’s last novel, That They May Face the Rising Sun. Truly, the novel’s consecration of the Irish countryside,

Gaze Back

  Twisted and unconventional, Marylyn Tan’s debut poetry collection Gaze Back opens with a poem about, in her own words, “steaming up your vagina.” Exploring themes such as sexuality, queerness, and the female body, this poem is a strong introduction

Gaze Back

  Twisted and unconventional, Marylyn Tan’s debut poetry collection Gaze Back opens with a poem about, in her own words, “steaming up your vagina.” Exploring themes such as sexuality, queerness, and the female body, this poem is a strong introduction

The Nail that Sticks Out Gets Hammered In

Just as disability and race are not exclusively personal issues but also political and social ones, weighted and shaped by entrenched discrimination and exclusion, these stories give insight to the diverse and sometimes intersectional experiences that come under the somewhat

The Nail that Sticks Out Gets Hammered In

Just as disability and race are not exclusively personal issues but also political and social ones, weighted and shaped by entrenched discrimination and exclusion, these stories give insight to the diverse and sometimes intersectional experiences that come under the somewhat