Kafka’s writing allows us intuitions and half-dreams but never total comprehension.
Rob Kovitz
Columns
Question Period
Rob Kovitz compiles the pressing questions of the day—"How are they gonna beat ISIS?" And, "On Twitter, who cares?"
Barbara Zatyko
Dispatches
Stumped
Despite attempts to reattach my pinkie, I woke up with nine fingers.
Thad McIlroy
Reviews
I'm Sorry
In Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life (Doubleday) the main character Jude says “I’m sorry” over 100 times. And he adds in “I’m so sorry” 30 times.
roni-simunovic
Reviews
Middle-Aged Soft Rock Band
The first thing John K. Samson said when he and his band stepped onstage at the Commodore Ballroom on February 2 was, “Hi, we’re a middle-aged soft rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba.”
Michał Kozłowski
Dispatches
Corpse Reviver
The restaurant had white concrete walls and chrome lights dangling from the ceiling that gave the place an operating theatre vibe.