Reflections on Filth: Horror and Catharsis in Sarah Kane’s Blasted
In March 2016, during an election year steeped with anxiety, rage, and shocking upheavals,...
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Category: Essays
The Myth of the 99 Percent
It started with a blinding light that flooded the encampment at Zuccotti Park at about 1:00 am on November 15, 2011…
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Santiago Calatrava’s Space of Alienation
The Oculus at World Trade Center in New York is a genuine, honest-to-god tourist attraction, at...
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Fishermen of the Hudson
On any given morning, there is a trail of fish parts and entrails leading along the Liberty State...
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“Alas, Poor Alfred:” An Encomium for the Absurd
I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne me on his...
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That’s Some Catch, That Catch-22
Joseph Heller’s tragicomic novel Catch-22 ends on a strangely hopeful note. Having just learned...
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“Premature Anti-Fascists:” The Story of America’s First Antifa
I. Prologue They stood on the stage of the Great Hall at the Cooper Union in New York City in the...
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