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Essays & Reviews

The Untrustworthy Reader

By Miranda PopkeyJuly 31, 2015
Renata Adler the novelist trusts her readers to sift detail, make inferences, read against the grain of the narrative voice.
Essays & Reviews

Dry Bones Breathe

By Lavelle PorterJuly 30, 2015
Recovering writers like Henry Dumas from oblivion is a way to alter black destiny.
Essays & Reviews

Beach Generation

By Beatrice Loft SchulzJuly 29, 2015
Cheap air travel and freedom of movement within the EU are bound up with the violent policing of its borders
Essays & Reviews

Under the Rainbow

By Tyrone PalmerJuly 28, 2015
Modern queer politics forged itself against Blackness. Where will it go next?
Essays & Reviews

Fitted

By Moira WeigelJuly 27, 2015
Activity trackers train users to love lives that are all work
Features

Sunday Reading

By Sunday ReadersJuly 26, 2015
Hello, I hope these are amusing/instructive.
Essays & Reviews

The Mirror Stage

By Meredith TalusanJuly 23, 2015
A classic graphic novel expresses a contradiction at the heart of sexuality
Sunday Reading-

The Party

By TNI AVJuly 22, 2015
A new film that follows the course of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. With footage from Richmond, Oakland, and San Francisco, the film…
Essays & Reviews

City of the Moon

By Alex ShamsJuly 21, 2015
In Jericho, Palestinians find a resort from their occupations
Essays & Reviews

Managing Hearts with Kim and Flo

By Bea MalskyJuly 20, 2015
Casual games mirror women’s work, teaching their players that affective labor counts
Features

Sunday Reading

By Sunday ReadersJuly 19, 2015
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Essays & Reviews

Swimming Class

By Jane YagerJuly 17, 2015
To clean the unwashed masses, American social reformers built public pools. You will believe what happened next.
Essays & Reviews

Kid Stuff

By Molly KnefelJuly 16, 2015
If childhood is supposed to be a time for play, why do today’s kids spend so much time working?
Features, Special Projects

Black Friday

By Sam LavigneJuly 13, 2015
Alibaba.com, sometimes known as "the Chinese eBay", connects shoppers looking to purchase commodities in bulk directly with manufacturers from across the world. The site encompasses…
Features

Sunday Reading

By Sunday ReadersJuly 12, 2015
X-rays reveal that Sunday Reading has human teeth
Essays & Reviews

Sci-Fi Crime Drama With A Strong Black Lead

By Heather Dewey-HagborgJuly 6, 2015
A new crime investigation technology generates suspect sketches from genetic material left at the scene, but this big data tool is based on old racialism

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