Bored Women
The ennui, the humor, the horror, the canon of women's boredom in literature
Our critic explores the disinterest and detachment that surfaces in some of her favorite books by women.
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A Division of Labor
A science fiction TV drama explores questions of slavery and self in the workplace
In "Severance," work-life balance is given a dystopian spin through tech-induced split personalities.
A Specter Hangs Over the Hamptons Couch
Inside the Outsider Art fair
On perusing the obscene spectacle of the Outsider Art Fair, a communist declares: abolish the art market!
Great minds are not like ordinary people; theydo not wash socks or...
Our Neighbor From Hell
"May December" asks hard questions about what a community does with its monsters
Our critic watches a new indie drama about the long shadow cast by an act of child abuse.
From Issue 3
Genesis
A short story
“But you’re still alive ain’t ya?” A story of North Carolina.
In the Domain of the Unknown
From death mask to CPR manikin, L'Inconnue de la Seine is a mythic symbol of our attempts to grapple with death - or reverse it.
A drowned Victorian teen, her medical manikin doppelganger, and their enduring entanglement with the question: “Can death be undone?”
