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Essays

The Ghost of Henry Dumas

Since his mysterious death, the poet's spirit has haunted my family
Treasure Shields Redmond
Books

The Sublime Modes of Sheila Heti

The novelist as philosopher
Noreen Khawaja
Essays

Communalism in the Veld

Rethinking property in South Africa
Glen Retief
On Craft

The Art of Control

Peter Bogdanovich’s masterful restraint
Jason Guriel
Ideas

Hard Wired

How evolutionary psychology ended up at the heart of the culture wars
Hari Kunzru
Essays

Camera Mortis

How photographs of the dead helped me mourn
Lili Hamlyn

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PenErik, Doublement, 2014, via Creative Commons
Essays

We Are Our Choices

The consequences of being severed from your True Self
Nuar Alsadir
July 25, 2022
Essays

The Feminism of Elizabeth Hardwick

What happens when care becomes work?
Apoorva Tadepalli
July 18, 2022
Essays

Akron State of Mind

Did I betray my friends by moving to the suburbs?
William Evans
July 11, 2022
Folio

Black Hauntology: An Introduction

The ghosts that endure
Phillip B. Williams
July 11, 2022
Essays

The Ghost of Henry Dumas

Since his mysterious death, the poet's spirit has haunted my family
Treasure Shields Redmond
July 11, 2022
Essays

The Abortion Stories We Tell

Do we need to be more radically honest?
Maggie Doherty
June 24, 2022
Essays

A Glass Essay

Reading Anne Carson post-breakup
Sarah Chihaya
June 1, 2022
Essays

Under the Influence

Is it possible to be an ethical consumer?
Jennifer Stock
June 1, 2022
Essays

Camera Mortis

How photographs of the dead helped me mourn
Lili Hamlyn
June 1, 2022
Essays

For Argument's Sake

In praise of high school debate
Becca Rothfeld
June 1, 2022