Readings

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Ludicrous Enough

On Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin.

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‘Why Be an Authentic Person? Who Does That Serve?’: An Interview with Jenny Fran Davis

The author of Dykette explores the tantalizing possibilities in stories of queer love.

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Why Did Joyce Carol Vincent Die Alone?

I saw myself in the loneliness of her passing, and studied it for ways to avoid the same fate. 

Denis Johnson’s Redemption in the Margins

I’d been enthralled by his writing for some years, but I had to go see for myself how the man’s brain worked.

دنیا کا سب سے تنہا آدمی

عرفان خان کی زندگی کے سفر پر ایک نظر

दुनिया का सबसे तन्हा इंसान

एक सफ़रनामा इरफ़ान ख़ान की अदाकारी का

Allie Rowbottom and the cover of Aesthetica
‘I Resist Through Exploration’: An Interview with Allie Rowbottom

The author of Aesthetica on stardom and online hate, conflict between feminisms, and the evergreen currency of a woman’s image.

Everything is Open

“People tend to notice when you say, ‘I can open your front door in thirty seconds.’”