No Second Thoughts
To the Editors: I am very grateful to Nick Laird for his generous review of my anthology, The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem. There is,...
Who Are Turkey’s Proxy Fighters in Syria?
When US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal from Syria of the US forces that had been working with the Kurdish-led SDF, Turkey sought to capitalize...
How China’s Rise Has Forced Hong Kong’s Decline
Journalists expecting to cover Tiananmen II flew in for the most promising global story of the year, its allure bolstered by the protesters’ ability to speak...
What the ‘Danish Lawrence’ Learned in Libya
Holmboe has long weighed on my mind in my own travels across Libya over the past decade, at times even retracing his journey. It was only...
HBO Max Is Moving Forward With Another Try at Adapting Snow Crash
If you ask any random fan off the street how to get into cyberpunk or science fiction influenced by cyberpunk, there’s a solid chance they’re going...
A Year in Reading: Ed Simon
My reading year was interrupted by the caesura of an interstate move, as we traded in lobster rolls for Maryland blue crabs, Legal Seafood for Ben’s...
A Quiet Place 2 Has a New Teaser—But Only If You See the Right Movie
Remember the good ol’ days, when, to see a movie trailer, you actually had to go see the movie the trailer was running before? Read more…...
Heat Fall Short At Home Against Lakers
The Miami Heat looked to cap off their four game home stand on a high note as they hosted the Los Angeles Lakers. In their last...
Orlando Jones Has Reportedly Been Fired From American Gods
Orlando Jones gave one of the breakout performances in American Gods as Mr. Nancy, an African trickster god who sharply reflected and reacted to America’s history...
Tips for Media Literacy and Avoiding Foreign Political Propaganda Influence
The United States is not only engaged in a new “Tech Cold War” against China and Russia, we are also under information influence attack from foreign...
