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Film
fromThe New Yorker
4 days ago

Chloe Zhao on "Hamnet," Which Is Nominated for Eight Academy Awards

Chloé Zhao discusses her Oscar-nominated film 'Hamnet,' which explores Shakespeare's grief over his son's death through nature imagery and literary adaptation techniques.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

Two Portraits of My Father in a Tree

On a Christmas climb, companions tie coats to trees, relieve heat, then face darkness and cold as one climbs a pine seeking home.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Poem of the week: The Secret Day by Stella Benson

The Secret Day My yesterday has gone, has gone and left me tired, And now tomorrow comes and beats upon the door; So I have built To-day, the day that I desired, Lest joy come not again, lest peace return no more, Lest comfort come no more. So I have built To-day, a proud and perfect day, And I have built the towers of cliffs upon the sands; The foxgloves and the gorse I planted on my way;
Books
Books
fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago

Katy Waldman on Mary McCarthy's "One Touch of Nature"

Nature imagery in modern fiction has thinned as descriptive prowess waned, with social contexts intruding and artistic movements reshaping landscape portrayals.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
6 months ago

From "Sometimes Tropic of New Orleans"

A persona navigates poetry, truth, and sex through bees and roses imagery, memory lapses, and the performative force of language.
Music
fromPitchfork
6 months ago

The Beths: Straight Line Was a Lie

The Beths transform jangly, anthemic melodies into incisive, existential pop examining medication, selfhood, nature, and emotional detachment on Straight Line Was a Lie.
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