Tiffanie DeBartolo’s ‘Sorrow’ gifts pain a quiet beauty
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“Sorrow,” with soft and bright precision, paints how Joe begins to grasp the sentiment that he himself contrived.
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Nessa Rapoport’s ‘Evening’ is sisterhood at its sunset
Despite any allure that may be lost in this more explicit literary approach, “Evening” is a page-turner that instills a hope amid even the most dire and final of circumstances.
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Why literature matters in times of crisis: A Woolfsian take
It is interesting to consider how, and to what degree, can a moment in time somehow morph into an expression that will last for years to come.
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Marie-Helene Bertino’s ‘Parakeet’ forges clarity through chaos
“Parakeet” touches on the near-insolvable crises tangled within the enigma that is the human condition.
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‘A Beautiful Crime’ is Christopher Bollen’s love letter to queer thriller fans
One of the most tremendous accomplishments of Bollen’s fourth novel is the depth of its characters.
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‘The world is richly weird and inspiring’: An interview with author Nicolette Polek
“I have a lot of anxiety around speaking, so working in the short form allows me to empower language with very little,” Polek said.
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Garth Greenwell masterfully hones signature lyricism in ‘Cleanness’
In “Cleanness,” a person is only as important for their actions, reducing the importance of names and other preset labels.
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Skeletons in the closet: How classic horror reboots are committing to better queer representation
Some of the most important works in the horror genre are retroactively letting the skeletons out of the closet, and this raises an inevitable question: Now that we’re out, where do we stand?
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Better apocalypses
Kind of chaos
I have been considering the microphysics of apocalypses. Not blazing lights and the pale horse of Judgement Day, but smaller devastations.
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Our beat reporters say what they love
Every semester in The Daily Californian’s arts & entertainment department, we welcome a new batch of beat reporters. While they will spend the semester reporting on a multitude of different projects and exhibits specific to their expertise, they rarely have the opportunity to focus on their topics on a small scale.
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