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Late Life

Ageing, regret and the limits of renewal.
Ben Lerner

Transcription

In Transcription, Ben Lerner explores documentary authority, memory and father–son inheritance through a final interview reconstructed from memory and a later secret recording.
22 Feb 2026 1 min read
Jean-Philippe Blondel

Exposed

Jean-Philippe Blondel confines late-life desire within shifting authority and exposure, tracing renewal through ageing, power and disciplined restraint.
12 Feb 2026 1 min read
Edmund White

The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir

Edmund White recounts confession without self-interrogation, allowing anecdote to swell beyond insight.
10 Nov 2025 2 min read
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