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[Review] The Lantern and the Night Moths

A remarkable new collection of translated Chinese poetry and original essays by the translator.

[Review] Sad Sacked by Liz Alterman

This memoir of a middle-class family’s brush with unemployment was funny and vivid in parts, but ultimately unsatisfying.

Overthinking the Schwarzschild Defence

Fact-checking the 2023 short story The Schwarzschild Defence because I am a killjoy.

The Heroine of the Game Carto Is Nonspeaking (and It's Totally Cool)

The heroine of the indie game Carto is a nonspeaking girl, and it’s neither tragic nor remarkable.

The Feminist Pansori

Pansori, a musical form born in openly misogynistic 17th-century Korea, recognizes and celebrates the humanity and worth of women in culturally and historically specific ways.