Journalism

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May 22, 2025: An enigma at the center: the story of the American West

March 13, 2025: Jane Austen’s Forgotten Inspirations

Feb 27, 2025: Double Vision & Full Dissolution: Interview with Andrea Barrett

July 22, 2024: A poignant reflection on Native American “blood quantum” laws

April 19, 2024: A pioneering German artist finally gets her due

March 18, 2024: Justice Kavanaugh’s accuser returns with a memoir

June 22, 2023: A sculpture in SF Bay points towards the future

May 7, 2022: In “The Candy House” Jennifer Egan takes on tech

Jan. 8, 2022: After 50 years, the Residents are still on the Road

Aug. 28, 2021: Judy Chicago: Fireworks and Feminism

May 15, 2021: The Character Arc of Justice: for Stacey Abrams, the business of politics and the craft of storytelling overlap

April 17, 2021: Contemporary Art: Beyond the frame

March 29, 2021: Representation on screen: Indigenous film-makers are gaining prominence

Oct 24, 2020: Ayad Akhtar is a bard of American discontent

April 24, 2019: The rock and a hard place: Art is helping prisoners adapt to life outside

Jan. 26, 2019: The Recovery from Wounded Knee: the heart of Native American culture is beating strongly, says David Treuer

Nov. 24, 2018: How the West was drawn: Mapping the making of America

June 21, 2018: Swamp creatures: Lauren Groff’s short stories pulse with hidden malevolence

April 13, 2015: The Unwavering Günter Grass: Alix Christie remembers Germany’s troublemaker.

April 12, 2014: Carving into Colour: the astounding works of a master’s final years.

Oct. 3, 2013: See Naples and die: The Story of a New Name. By Elena Ferrante.

July 13, 2013: Christa Wolf: a reassessment of East Germany’s most famous writer.

Oct. 22, 2009: Angelika’s Dacha

Feb. 26, 2006: Guarding the Truth: For Margarethe Barthel, the time at Ravensbrück was “the most wonderful time.”

Dec. 16, 2004: A Shift in the Landscape: Germany and the memory of the Holocaust