Written Reviews

Andrea Lee: “The Rivals”

December 28, 2020

The first New Yorker story for 2021 is Andrea Lee’s “The Rivals.”

The Criterion Collection Announces March 2021 Releases

December 15, 2020

The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in March of 2021.

Mariana Enríquez: “Our Lady of the Quarry”

December 14, 2020

This week’s New Yorker story is “Our Lady of the Quarry,” by Mariana Enríquez and translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell.

Criterion Announces World of Wong Kar Wai Box Set

December 10, 2020

Today The Criterion Collection announced they will be releasing World of Wong Kar Wai, a box set featuring seven of the director’s films. I’m in, despite some apparent flaws.

John Edgar Wideman: “Rwanda”

December 7, 2020

This week’s New Yorker fiction is John Edgar Wideman’s “Rwanda.”

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