A Defense of Museums
In a critical response to King’s Review editor Claire Aichholzer’s article Leave room for alternatives in art, Wisconsin-based exhibitions coordinator and curator James Pearson defends the reputation...
View ArticleSolidarity Actually: A Post-Referendum Reality Check
When agreeing to write something about solidarity and the referendum a day before the whole thing actually took place, I envisioned a more or less fluffy piece proclaiming that all our little acts of...
View ArticleWhite Guilt, American Shame and Racial Violence: Chester Himes’ Plan B
Black American writer Chester Himes turned his back on America for good in the 1950s after a brief stint in prison and a less-than-stellar writing career (at least as far as white publishers were...
View ArticleOrwell on Patriotism
During the Conservative Party Conference last week, the prime minister gave a speech critical of those in the political class who turn up their noses at the public’s patriotism, national pride, and...
View ArticleSecond-Hand: “Report to Greco”, Nikos Kazantzakis
‘Second-Hand’ is a series of alternative book reviews. Traditional reviews, with their emphasis on the latest and greatest novels, risk leaving the reader behind. This column offers a breathing space,...
View ArticleSecond-Hand: “Song of Solomon”, Toni Morrison
‘Second-Hand’ is a series of alternative book reviews. Traditional reviews, with their emphasis on the latest and greatest novels, risk leaving the reader behind. This column offers a breathing...
View ArticleIn Defense of Incomplete Endings
Despite its mainstream success at the box office, 'La La Land' resists fulfilling the usual Hollywood romance narratives. Reading the film alongside Roland Barthes's 'The Lover's Discourse', Rebecca...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day: Female Consciousness
This week, on the 8th of March, thousands will renounce their daily demands to strike for International Women’s Day. Women are calling upon women to act, or not act, in any way they can: to 'put a...
View ArticleFrançois Fillon and the Politics of Regret
In politics, 'I deeply regret' is not the same as 'I am sorry'. Ahead of the French elections, Christopher Prendergast considers the relation of François Fillon's campaign to the political language of...
View Article“Just run!”: On the Misunderstood Sport of Race Walking
Race walking, with its apparently ungainly movements, might have an image problem, but most talented walkers can easily outpace casual runners. Libby Rainey explores the combination of eccentricity and...
View ArticleWho’s afraid of the young Asian girl? On Jenny Zhang’s “Sour Heart”
Jenny Zhang is not interested in your approval. Her debut collection of short stories Sour Heart, all narrated from the perspective of various Chinese teen girls (or teens-to-be), drips of unabashed...
View ArticleMartin Amis Misses England
Our editorial fellow Christopher Prendergast offers a harsh critique of the re-apperance of novelist Martin Amis who recently announced that he misses England living in New York. The post Martin Amis...
View ArticleEVERNESS – the art of being dead
When somebody passes away, the way in which they are remembered and commemorated is left largely to the friends and family they leave behind. But what if living individuals could exercise more choices...
View ArticleThis Way Madness Lies: Mike Jay on Madness
Mike Jay’s work is concerned with the history of drug consumption, alternative mental states and madness. In the past years, he has written about the medical origins of laughing gas; the life of a...
View ArticleThe Dazzling, Dangerous Charm of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the eighth most popular individual on Instagram. He posts mainly photos of himself working out at the gym, or promotional material relating to his latest movies. His...
View ArticleA Tribute to Moishe Postone, 1942 – 2018
Moishe Postone was an intellectual historian, critical theorist and political economist who was the Thomas E. Donnelly Professor at the University of Chicago. He was renowned for his reinterpretation...
View ArticleI want to Belieb
Child stars, the objects of our culture’s raging youth fetish, are not supposed to grow up. When they do, we regard them with fascination, concern, and embarrassment, like younger cousins who show up...
View Article‘Crossing’: A new film portrays the harsh journey for a safe abortion
Today, Irish voters go to the polls to vote in a referendum that could end the country’s constitutional ban on abortion. Every day, at least 10 women and girls are forced to travel from Ireland to...
View ArticleAriana Grande is the world’s most confusing pop star
There are lot of questions one could ask Ariana Grande. The five-foot-two pop diva has a firm and unassailable commitment to only ever showcasing the left side of her face. She is rarely – if ever –...
View ArticleDear Fiona
Christopher Prendergast's open letter to Fiona Millar about her Guardian piece on why she is close to leaving the Labour Party in which he highlights two themes in particular: the divisions around...
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