Chekhov's Antidotes by Yuri Corrigan offers a bold reassessment of why Chekhov's thought matters
"This marvelous book is the best treatment we have of the incomparable Chekhov as a moral philosopher!"
—Cornel West, author of Black Prophetic Fire

Chekhov's Antidotes by Yuri Corrigan offers a bold reassessment of why Chekhov's thought matters
"This marvelous book is the best treatment we have of the incomparable Chekhov as a moral philosopher!"
—Cornel West, author of Black Prophetic Fire
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“Genell’s impressive archival research also allows her to reconstruct how contemporary actors interpreted the political moment they lived in, and how they rationalised the options before them.” — Daniel Neep, Englesberg Ideas buff.ly/0mb7HRE #BookReview #ReadUP
The forgotten leading man returns to center stage. JAMES MASON: THE MOVIE STAR HOLLYWOOD FORGOT is available now!
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Does Christianity require monogamy?💭
David W. Congdon explores the question in The Christian Century, ahead of Poly Theology (March 2027).
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Read an excerpt from FRIVOLITY by Jehanne Dubrow on Lit Hub. buff.ly/Ps2WAFu @literaryhub.bsky.social #ReadUP
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Tomorrow (9/17/26) 4:30 PM ET— Join Amy De'Ath for a presentation of her new book Behind Our Backs: Feminized Poetry And Capitalist Abstraction.
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📽️ A deep dive into the films that changed the culture. ONCE UPON A TIME IN SOUTH CENTRAL LA: JOHN SINGLETON’S HOOD TRILOGY examines the stories, impact, and legacy of one of cinema's most influential filmmakers.
The Ordinary is not the trivial: today's guest blog post is from Sanjay Joshi, whose new book Brahmins of the Himalaya: Upper-Caste Ways of Belonging, 1850–1950 is out now.
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Debt and Refuge is out!
"By foregrounding subjectivity rather than victimization, Debt and Refuge elegantly reveals complexities of gender and displacement—whether in the context of developmentalism or war."
—Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author of Abolition Geography
Stormy Seas by Thung-Hong Lin is out!
"An important book for anyone seeking to understand why Taiwan matters to the future of the Indo-Pacific and the democratic world."
—Tsai Ing-wen, former president of Taiwan
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Stop calling the things Trump’s doing, as communism. It’s national socialism. Fuckin nazi shit. You’re gonna have to start learning about politics before you speak on it. Even educated Americans are fumbling the ball on this one. Remember, communists were the US’s allies vs. Hitler in WWII
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