February 2013

My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain: A Short Film

by Adam Hall,

An adaptation of T. C. Boyle’s classic short story

T. C. Boyle’s “My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain” (2010)

A classic short story about the desperate acts and philosophical consolations of a middle-aged man who has become romantically obsessed with one of his neighbors.

My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain— The Film Adaptation

Filmmaker Adam Hall on capturing the dark magic of a T. C. Boyle short story

Weekly Review

by Anthony Lydgate,

Papal preparations, Polish diacritics, and Norwegian wood critics

On the Great Wall Game

by Lauren Hilgers,

Behind the scenes of recent scandals, Chinese government factions vie for influence

Where Broken Hearts Stand

by Richard Manning,

Grief and recovery on the Badlands of North Dakota

Working on the Railroad

by John R. MacArthur,

Uncle Sam? Not much

Portrait Inside My Head and To Show and To Tell

by Jeffery Gleaves,

Phillip Lopate on eclectic curiosities and the old-school essayists

This Is Running for Your Life: Essays

by Kyle Paoletta,

Michelle Orange on the art of the personal essay, navigating cultural overload, and the distance that separates two human heads

Weekly Review

by Ryann Liebenthal,

Meteoric tidings, a paraplegic piglet's wheelchair, and Chubby Checker's Chubby Checker check

The Master’s Hold

by Amie Barrodale,

On the attractions and sway of a master

St. Valentine’s Day, 1879 — Hawking in Central Park

by Frank Bellew,

St. Valentine's Day — Hawking in Central Park. Harper's Magazine, March 1879.

The Economic Understatement of the Union

by Jeff Madrick,

If the president wants the public???s support, he should be making a forceful case for spending

Weekly Review

by Jacob Gross,

Pope Benedict XVI retires, as does the world's most prolific streaker

Jetty, Niger Delta

by Samuel James,

Jetty, Niger Delta. A man arrives at the end of the day to sell ice cream to children who have finished helping unload diesel fuel from the creeks. © Samuel James

Samuel James at the Half King in New York City

by Harper’s Magazine,

Please join photographer Samuel James and Harper’s Magazine art director Stacey D. Clarkson on Tuesday, February 12, for a discussion of James’s work.

Weekly Review

by Sara Breselor,

Guns, the big game, and circular fast-food logic

How Timbuktu Saved Its Books

by Tristan McConnell,

Behind the rescue of Mali’s historic manuscripts

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

by Scott Horton,

Alex Gibney on his documentary investigating the Roman Catholic Church's handling of child sex-abuse cases

Archive: Feb 2013

My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain: A Short Film

T. C. Boyle’s “My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain” (2010)

My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain— The Film Adaptation

Weekly Review

On the Great Wall Game

Where Broken Hearts Stand

Working on the Railroad

Portrait Inside My Head and To Show and To Tell

This Is Running for Your Life: Essays

Weekly Review

The Master’s Hold

St. Valentine’s Day, 1879 — Hawking in Central Park

The Economic Understatement of the Union

Weekly Review

Jetty, Niger Delta

Samuel James at the Half King in New York City

Weekly Review

How Timbuktu Saved Its Books

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

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Archive: Feb 2013

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My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain: A Short Film

T. C. Boyle’s “My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain” (2010)

My Pain Is Worse Than Your Pain— The Film Adaptation

Weekly Review

On the Great Wall Game

Where Broken Hearts Stand

Working on the Railroad

Portrait Inside My Head and To Show and To Tell

This Is Running for Your Life: Essays

Weekly Review

The Master’s Hold

St. Valentine’s Day, 1879 — Hawking in Central Park

The Economic Understatement of the Union

Weekly Review

Jetty, Niger Delta

Samuel James at the Half King in New York City

Weekly Review

How Timbuktu Saved Its Books

Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God

Debug