Dying Forever in a Text-Based Game
An essay on playing ArmageddonMUD, an online text-based roleplaying game where there are no resurrections. (Cabinet)Dying Forever in a Text-Based Game
The Enthusiast: Derek Walcott
An introduction to the poet’s work with five recommendations. (The New York Times Book Review)The Enthusiast: Derek Walcott
Derek Walcott and Peter Doig
An essay on the poet Derek Walcott and his collaboration with the artist Peter Doig on “Morning, Paramin,” which explores the history and landscape of the Caribbean. (“Southern Sublime,” The New York Review of Books)Derek Walcott and Peter Doig
John Lewis’s “March”
A review of the Civil Rights legend’s graphic memoir co-authored by Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. (The New York Times Book Review)John Lewis’s “March”
The Muses Talk Back
A review of Beth Macy’s “Truevine,” which tells the story of the black albino sideshow performers George and Willie Muse. (The New Republic)The Muses Talk Back
Motoring While Black
An essay about “The Negro Motorist Green Book,” a segregation-era guide to safe accommodation for black travelers. (Cabinet)Motoring While Black
Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad”
A review of the novel, which considers it alongside previous neo–slave narratives. (The New York Review of Books)Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad”