CCLaP Fridays: Cities of Empire, by Tristram Hunt
This week I review “Cities of Empire: The British colonies and the creation of the urban world,” by Tristram Hunt. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Cities of Empire, by Tristram Hunt
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On Being Human Redux: Notes on “Orphan Black”
An occasional series that is a continuation of my essay anthology, On Being Human: critical looks at books and movies that examine the question of humanity. (Buy the limited edition hardcover, Kindle version, or download it for free at the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography.) Via Orphan Black: Season 3 will be premiering on April 18, 2015 on BBC America. Below are a series of notes on Seasons 1 and 2. Due to the nature of these essays, they contain many spoilers, major and minor. If you haven’t seen the series, I would suggest watching it before reading these … Continue reading On Being Human Redux: Notes on “Orphan Black”
One Nation Under God: How Corporate American Invented Christian America, by Kevin M. Kruse @ NYJB
“One Nation Under God” sheds light on the shadowy history of political conservatism, big business, and populist fervor. Continue reading One Nation Under God: How Corporate American Invented Christian America, by Kevin M. Kruse @ NYJB
The Greatest Comeback, by Patrick J. Buchanan
Pat Buchanan wrote a new book. It’s about Nixon’s 1968 campaign for the presidency. Continue reading The Greatest Comeback, by Patrick J. Buchanan
CCLaP Fridays: Muscle Cars, by Stephen G. Eoannou
This week I review “Muscle Cars,” by Stephen G. Eoannou, a short story collection that follows the lives of inarticulate misfits in the Buffalo, NY area. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Muscle Cars, by Stephen G. Eoannou
Harold and Jack: The Remarkable Friendship of Prime Minister Macmillan and President Kennedy, by Christopher Sandford @ NYJB
In Harold and Jack: the Remarkable Friendship of Prime Minister MacMillan and President Kennedy, “Mr. Sandford expertly uses historical and archival material to make Kennedy’s and Macmillan’s Special Relationship come to life.” Continue reading Harold and Jack: The Remarkable Friendship of Prime Minister Macmillan and President Kennedy, by Christopher Sandford @ NYJB
Translation Tuesdays: 4 Non-English Works About Drag Queens
Four Non-English Novels about Drag Queens: so begins MP Johnson Week at The Driftless Area Review. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: 4 Non-English Works About Drag Queens
Excess and Ascesis @ thethepoetryblog
My review of “Vow” by Kristina Marie Darling and “The Blue Rental” by Barbara Mor, two radical feminist visionary poets. Continue reading Excess and Ascesis @ thethepoetryblog
Down in the Chapel: Religious Life in an American Prison, by Joshua Dubler @ NYJB
In Down in the Chapel: Religious Life in an American Prison, “what Dubler has produced in his weeklong observance of activities is a rare combination of prison anthropology, deep journalism, history of religiosity in the United States, and a personal self-critique of his own upbringing.” Continue reading Down in the Chapel: Religious Life in an American Prison, by Joshua Dubler @ NYJB
Harold and Jack: The Remarkable Friendship of Prime Minister Macmillan and President Kennedy, by Christopher Sandford @ NYJB
In Harold and Jack: The Remarkable Friendship of Prime Minister Macmillan and President Kennedy Christopher Sandford “expertly uses historical and archival material to make Kennedy’s and Macmillan’s Special Relationship come to life.” Continue reading Harold and Jack: The Remarkable Friendship of Prime Minister Macmillan and President Kennedy, by Christopher Sandford @ NYJB
