Rosenthal’s latest book of magical journalism—a term for writing that is “informed by ideas that are impossible to believe and overdetermined by the conviction that those are the best kind”—explores contemporary Los Angeles and... Read More

Monotheistic religions teach the practice of remembering God in each moment. The Sufi poet Rumi wrote about staying awake to life from moment to moment to realize enlightenment. The practices of tai chi and yoga use physical movement to... Read More

The Madonna-Whore Complex has been explored in countless scholarly works, each with its own take on the underlying cause, as well as the social impact of this male disorder. Kathryn Schleich’s contribution to the growing body of... Read More

Ramadan, the annual month-long fast, is one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith. Along with believing in the Oneness of God, praying five times daily, tithing a percent of one’s income to the needy, and making the “haj,” or... Read More

In the 1960s, Toronto is a city on the edge of a theatre-driven revolution. With boundary-breaking plays testing the limits of audience expectation, young actress Andrea Dermot steps into this burning new landscape determined to find a... Read More

Poor Alfred Buber! The homely, chubby child immigrant from Rhodesia worked his way up from practically nothing to the top of a Boston law firm but lives as a visitor in America, in his own home, and in his own skin. He is gifted,... Read More

The exchange of impassioned written messages is a time-worn way for lovers to communicate, whether they are separated by great distances or mere miles. They wait impatiently to hear from their beloved and, when no letter arrives, suffer... Read More

In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, marking the end of the Cold War-as well as the end of history itself, according to the writer and philosopher Francis Fukuyama. In his new book "1989", pop culture critic Joshua Clover argues that although... Read More