Explanation Under Pressure
An event occurs without becoming motive. Explanation is demanded, redistributed or withheld, but the act remains without justification.
What Daughters Do with Inherited Damage
Two memoirs confront maternal authority and its damage. Jennette McCurdy seeks distance from the past. Arundhati Roy traces how it remains inside literature
Annotated Desire
Elio Perlman does not feel desire. He annotates it. Call Me by Your Name turns longing into performance, replacing psychology with lyrical display.