Maria Bamford’s “Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult” is an incredible, deeply personal memoir that gives her audience a glimpse into … More
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Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming, László Krasznahorkai’s Farewell Triumph
Throughout the past hundred and fifty years or so, as the stage for modernism was set and more and more … More
Daddy by Emma Cline
Emma Cline is a modern master of the form of the short story, and her new collection Daddy explores a … More
Static in the Jungle: “Ducks, Newburyport” by Lucy Ellmann
The sheer contemporariness of this book in terms of what it is about, how it is executed, and the meanderings … More
#727 Terms of Endearment (1983)
Terms of Endearment swept the 1983 Academy Awards as a “successful Mainstream American weepie” (Schneider) that combines comedy, fun, romance, and … More