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Unworthy Republic
Claudio Saunt’s Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory has hamstrung and harassed myContinue Reading
Vasko Popa
I love this name. Vasko Popa was a poet, and a Serb. I learned not long ago that Vasko PopaContinue Reading
The Kingdom and the Glory
I’m trying to align what I know about this artwork with what I feel in the face of it. IContinue Reading
Matter, Style, Kitsch
You hold in your hand one of the Hostess Company’s signature snacks—a Ding-Dong, say. Or a Ho-Ho, or a Suzy-Q.Continue Reading
The Discomfort of Evening
The oldest son dies in an ice-skating accident. The three remaining siblings, a boy and two younger sisters, are leftContinue Reading
The Clowning Barnacle
Claire-Louise Bennett is an Englishwoman who wrote a strange and bewitching book titled Pond (2015), while she lived on theContinue Reading
Introduction
In 2011, Universal Studios in Florida decided to erect a haunted house entertainment. Thrill seekers were required to go behindContinue Reading