‘Red Winter’ Weathers the Heartbreaks of Communism
Swedish graphic novelist Anneli Furmar paints a bright window into a gray corner of political history.
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“We are all Rachel Dolezal”: on Asad Haider’s ‘Mistaken Identity: Race and Class in the Age of Trump’
Among other critiques of identity politics, Haider believes that we each can slip between identities at will. Indeed, it's a universal human condition.
Partners in Dissonance: Michael Gordon and the Kronos Quartet Team Up for ‘Clouded Yellow’
On-and-off collaborators since 2001, the Kronos Quartet and Bang on a Can co-founder Michael Gordon present an arresting collection of their shared works.
‘Bring the War Home’ Digs into the Trenches of the White Power Movement in America
Historian Kathleen Belew painstakingly details the influence of the Vietnam wartime experience on the evolution of white power ideology.
Convenience Store Virtues (or, the Alienation of Modern Life)
Sayaka Murata's award-winning debut, Convenience Store Woman, finds that when social life becomes too much, even a convenience store can be a welcome refuge.
Prince Shall Forever Remain the Enigma: ‘This Thing Called Life’
Instead of cherry-picking facts and quotes, Joseph Vogel lets Prince's legacy shine in all its vague and erratic splendor.
Dark Desperation and Humor in ‘The Price of the Haircut’
Parts Donald Barthelme, Richard Powers, and George Saunders, Brock Clarke has distinguished himself as a writer fully in control of his ideas.
The Criterion Edition of ‘Cat People’ Leaves an Indelible Impression
The horror master Val Lewton is immortalized in this excellent reissue of his first (and possibly best) film, Cat People.
The Limits, Secrets, and Community of Horror Video Game ‘P.T.’
Horror video game P.T. is scary because it It keeps you vulnerable, guessing, and reliant on other people.