El arte modernista para Trotsky no podía ser considerado como una nueva cultura sino más bien como una expresión de la tarea y demanda de trascender la sociedad y cultura burguesas.

Jon’s desires are thwarted again, but German will always be there for him.

Excerpt from Bohumil Hrabal’s homage to Vladimír Boudník, The Gentle Barbarian, translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson and introduced by Mia Ruf.

The wish to avoid the difficulties of attempting to reproduce Valéry’s own rhyme and scansion is understandable, but replacing them with another set of procedural impositions doesn’t necessarily allow the translation to do justice to the original.

Octave sets out for Debonairia, while Maurice stays to guard their money. Parting is such sweet sorrow!

Fauntleroy is working on a fishing boat to feed his appetite for adventure. He seems destined to find plenty of that, but life on the sea isn’t easy!

We're casting about, looking for anything that could possibly make the world even slightly less terrible. It's not even that strange that our conversation about films is much louder and emotional than, say, immigration reform or tax policy or Wall Street regulation.

Every word of this book is Angel, ἄγγελος, the potently vitaminal vessel through which eternity manifests as dilatory consciousness in this world.

Wealth and fame can be difficult to navigate, especially where merchandise is concerned!

Casper sets off on a dangerous journey to save his village. He may need help…and he knows just the man for the job!

These poems happen in the depths revealed when the minima of existence, non-existence, desire, and emptiness are viewed with unwavering intensity, without the distraction of pre-given narratives or ready-made emotions.

“If there has ever been a present to work in spite of, it is ours, but how different was that of the late nineteenth century? Or rather, is there a present? No such thing, thought Mallarmé — just a gap that the news tries to paper over.“

Jon has fleas, but German? Don’t look at him!

In Julia’s imaginative oasis, discarded objects and the subjects of myth all speak for themselves, humbly voicing their pains, pleasures, and desires.

Emily gets a letter from a second-year at UC Berkeley… on Amanda Gorman.

Octave discusses a masterpiece by Nicolas Poussin, but sometimes knowing your stuff isn’t as important as knowing your audience!

The Chemist’s cure seems to be working…but with unintended side effects!

Jon quotes a popular maxim. German discusses its shortcomings. A tragicomedy for our times.

In a new twist on the Anvil and Rose column, Inspector Watt reviews the reviews of Dwight Garner.

Excerpt from Beatriz Bracher’s novel Antonio, translated from the Portuguese by Adam Morris and introduced by Adam Mahler.