Books
Review: Alessandro Spina’s ‘Confines of the Shadow’
This review was meant to be published two years ago, but the magazine that requested it went dark. So here, to accompany our piece on ……Read More
Lifestyle
Books
Rumi-mania and the Bumpy Road To Writing a Sufi-themed Novel in Arabic
There is a great appetite for Sufi-themed novels in Arabic. Where will it lead? By Ali Shakir There’s probably not a single book club in ……Read More
Fashion
Here’s The Nail Art To Try If That “Nasty Woman” Shirt Is Sold Out
In the midst of all the divisiveness happening in the world right now, when fashion designer Christian Siriano debuted a “People Are People” T-shirt at ……Read More
Daily Life
Kelly Clarkson Tells R29 The Lesson It Took Her 15 Years To Learn
On the ethereal, piano-backed ballad “I Don’t Think About You” from her new album The Meaning Of Life, out now, Kelly Clarkson croons, “I feel ……Read More
Books
Friday Finds: ‘Black Rain’, ‘Black Snow’
In the most recent issue of Asymptote — where you can also find two poems by Ḥusayn Mardān, trans. Suneela Mubayi and an interview with Marilyn ……Read More
Daily Life
Yep, That “Drinkable Sunscreen” You Heard About Is Total B.S.
Rule of thumb: If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is — and, as convenient as it would be, the ambitious concept ……Read More