Readings

The city became the go-to for a very specific type of crime movie, but Spotlight is the first film to truly capture it since Good Will Hunting. 

If the “like” remains the basic unit of reaction on social media—and therefore, of online life—then the most powerful force is indifference.

Feminist film writing has historically struggled with a problem of reach limited by privilege. Can online journals solve the access issue without bowing to popular influence? 

On Jeffrey Dahmer, classics professors, soccer hooligans and comic books. 

"'What legacy will I leave behind tonight,' I thought to myself as I sipped my Rioja and a couple behind me earnestly called each other 'babe' every minute or so."

Say what you will about Sisyphus, but at least he never pretended he was going to start taking advantage of his maximum RRSP contributions. Also, rock-pushing is great for your core.

Speaking with the author of Ways to Disappear about embracing impulsiveness, the common ground between writing and translating, and the purifying power of flames.

We're more likely to stare at the light in our hands than the light above. What do we lose when we lose the sky? 

When she heard he’d done it to others, she filed a complaint with the police.