Let’s dive into the diverse and dark examination of a not-so-little life in Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life in the review below. In the heart of the bustling concrete jungle that is New York City, four friends, all graduates of the same university, find their lives entwined in a symphony of joy and sorrow. From…
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (2015) is a personal and different kind of catalog directed at finding and understanding the joy arising from the mundane. Read our review of it below. Ross Gay’s book Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (2015) is a collection of poems that explore the poetry of every day and weaves a sense of…
Arthur Miller’s play, All My Sons, is an exceptional study of modern tragedy, focusing on the rapidly changing world under the influence of capital. Read its review here. Arthur Miller’s three-act play All My Sons, written in 1946 and produced for Broadway the following year, is popularly considered to be one of the finest modern…
Written by Heather Christle, The Crying Book delves into the act of crying, examining its causes and the various meanings and social implications it draws upon. More, in this review below. Heather Christle’s The Crying Book does not literally cry despite what its cover art may portray, but there are moments in there that can…
“The Great Perhaps, or ”Existentialism, in ‘Looking for Alaska’ by John Green **This article contains spoilers from the book ‘Looking for Alaska’ by John Green. You have been warned.** The movement began in the 1940s and 1950s, heralded by Jean-Paul Sartre, Martin Heidegger, and Friedrich Nietzsche, primarily in France. It emerged as a reaction to…
Ahead of Prime Video’s Red, White & Royal Blue movie premiere, our author dives into the themes of the novel to talk about the challenges in its movie adaptation. What happens when the First Son of the United States of America and the Prince of Britain meet and are expected to play nice when deep…