Category Archives: Review
Creeps of Late Capitalism
In Serotonin, Michel Houellebecq maps the degradations of neoliberal notions of “progress” and “free trade” directly onto sexual politics.
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Appraisal of Memory
In Patrick Modiano’s fictions of Vichy France, collaboration is not as it appears.
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American Blood Libel
In The Accusation, historian Edward Berenson tells the story of an age-old antisemitic canard’s sole appearance in the United States.
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Boundary Issues
Once a wickedly clever saga about a family of dissolute LA Jews, Transparent loved itself to death.
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The Courage and Cowardice of Vasily Grossman
Stalingrad represents yet another effort by the author to elevate the intimately personal over the anonymously political.
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Abortion Without Apology
In her new book, Jenny Brown urges feminists to return to a more radical mode of reproductive rights activism.
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Changing the Climate
Naomi Klein's new collection provides a historical overview of the last decade—one that charts how far the environmental left has come.
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Savior Story
The Red Sea Diving Resort treats Ethiopian Jews as hapless victims, rather than political agents.
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Self-Hater
In Nadav Lapid’s new film, Synonyms, a young Israeli attempts to outrun his own Israeliness.
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