The 2016 election cast Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec's Dear Data: A Friendship in 52 Weeks of Data in an entirely … More
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Dear Data
David Silverberg on a data-visualization memoir called Dear Data by Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec. It’s not necessary to be acquainted with … More
The Most Boring Man of the Nineteenth Century
Once upon a time there was a Victorian gentleman who devoted his keenest attention to things right under his nose, … More
Marlon James Wins Man Booker Prize
Mr. James said he hoped the award would draw attention to the flourishing literary scene in his home country. “There’s … More
Who Is Svetlana Alexievich?
For the second year in a row, the Swedish Academy uncovered a seemingly minor writer almost completely unknown in the … More
Sikh Lumberjacks in Italy: Pallavi Aiyar’s New Old World
Pallavi Aiyar is in a unique position to view Europe today. Born in India, she spent ten years living in … More
Drum-Taps
This sign was designed for Angelinos to see not a gambling resort in the desert, but a supplement to the … More
Photographic Negatives and the Unspeakable Event
There are two interesting quotes in Andrew Jacobs' story about Xu Yong's new book Negatives, a collection of photographs of Tienanmen … More
My 2014
This isn’t a best of list so much as a list of texts and experiences that are still with me … More
Paris Is a Finished City
“Paris . . . is a finished city.” –Alexandre Gady, president of the Société pour la Protection des Paysages et de … More
One-Way Street 