Criticism
Books
Terrance Hayes Won't Be Pinned Down
The virtuosic poet is still finding new ways to dazzle—and thwart—his readers
Stephanie Burt
Film
Parents Just Don’t Understand—and That’s OK
All of Us Strangers charts a new direction for queer cinema
Lio Wong
Books
Renaissance Women
A new book celebrates—and sells short—Shakespeare’s sisters
Catherine Nicholson
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Criticism
Television
Has Anyone Talked About How It Feels
Oprah Winfrey’s reign
Kathryn Lofton
September 20, 2021
Books
Machado de Assis’s Afterlives
The Brazilian novelist’s overlooked politics
Ratik Asokan
June 28, 2021