Review

The most radical act one can take at this moment, says George Prochnik, is to engage in a patient, reflective retreat from all the noise.

In Samuel Beckett's classic play 'Waiting for Godot,' two characters wait...and wait...for the arrival of a fellow named Godot.

There must be something intrinsic about that thing we call "art" that transcends genre, context, and history.

Finding the poetry in Hale Tenger's 'Beirut'

The juxtaposition of a beloved president and his criminal policies

Scouring the world for metaphors and their meaning

The task of the work of literature and art is to move toward the margin.

A few thoughts on gestures

Among which is that criticism may not save the world

I sometimes try to stop and feel the pain of people reviewing translations.