Five years after its publication I have read Rachel Kushner’s second novel, The Flamethrowers1. My intention isn’t to … More
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WALKING BACKWARDS, a poetry collection by Lee Sharkey, reviewed by Toti O’Brien
On the cover of Lee Sharkey’s Walking Backwards, an anonymous oil painting—“Pogroms”, circa 1915. A long line of people crosses … More
“Wormwood,” a critical essay about the six-part Netflix miniseries by Toti O’Brien
Latin, Artemisia Absinth. Ancient British, Warmode. Wormwood is a bitter herb with medicinal properties, related to purification and cleansing. Hamlet … More