#culture

PTA’s “One Battle”: Cartoon Leftists Amid Real-World Fascists

Why Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" doesn't work in this political moment.

Oct 28 •

Ringo's "Peace and Love" and the Problem of the Empty Signifier

Ringo Starr just wants "peace and love." What could possibly be wrong with that?

Jul 12 •

Proust's Housekeeper

Céleste Albaret invites us to share in the delight that a person like Marcel Proust, for all his strangeness, ever walked among us.

Dec 20, 2024 •

Trump as Apprentice—or Master?

A recent biopic, The Apprentice (2024), prioritizes aesthetics over substance, downplaying Trump’s personal responsibility for his profound character…

Nov 2, 2024 •

The Gourmand as Class Warrior

Dwight Garner (2023), "The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading." New York: Farrar, Strauss and…

Dec 14, 2023 •

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