Readings Archives

Efficiency study (after Gilbreth)

Art by Ian Whitmore,

From cables sent by U.S. diplomats regarding the transfer of Guantánamo prisoners, among the 250,000 documents WikiLeaks began releasing last November. Despite a 2009 executive order signed by President Barack…

Before punk came funk

by Harper’s Staff,

I did this to my vocabulary

by Michael Robbins,

The art of suffering

by Pascal Bruckner,Translated by Steven Rendall,

If I were Tomaz Salamun

by Adam Zagajewski,Translated by Clare Cavanagh,

Mirror

Art by Dean Byington,

Radical will

by Deb Olin Unferth,

Paradise now 18

by Peter Bialobrzeski,

Interactivist Judges

by Harper’s Staff,

From questions asked on November 2 by Supreme Court justices in oral arguments, in Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association. The case concerns a 2005 California law that prohibits the sale…

After the fall

by Tom Littlewood,Translated by Barbara Dabrowska,

Motion denied

by Harper’s Staff,

Don’t mention the war

by Harper’s Staff,

Objection d’art

Translated by Anthony Lydgate,

Castro’s List

Translated by Wes Enzinna,

From a list of 178 private-sector jobs legalized by the Cuban government following the layoff of half a million state workers in September. Translated from the Spanish by Wes Enzinna.…

Restless by nature

Art by Patrick Dougherty,

Holding Harlem

by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts,

Summerhouse

Art by Lucy Williams,

Carnal event on camera

by Heather McHugh,

One night of love

by Javier Marías,Translated by Margaret Jull Costa,

Nothing but regret

by James Jae Lee,

Le petit sold-out

by Harper’s Staff,

Furry logic

by Ronald Folino,

Llano, Texas, 2008–No. 4

by Lance Rosenfield,

Alas, poor Simón

by Hugo Chávez Frias,Translated by Wes Enzinna,

Reborn to be wild

by Terry Southern,

The battle of Crummies Creek

by Harper’s Staff,

Readings

Excerpts from the best and most bizarre new books, testimonies, government documents, journals, news reports, speeches, and letters.

Image is nothing

Made in Taiwan

Efficiency study (after Gilbreth)

Waste management

The Forever Ward

Before punk came funk

I did this to my vocabulary

The art of suffering

If I were Tomaz Salamun

Mirror

Radical will

Paradise now 18

Interactivist Judges

After the fall

Motion denied

Don’t mention the war

Objection d’art

Castro’s List

Restless by nature

Holding Harlem

Summerhouse

Carnal event on camera

One night of love

Nothing but regret

Le petit sold-out

Furry logic

Llano, Texas, 2008–No. 4

Alas, poor Simón

Reborn to be wild

The battle of Crummies Creek

Debug

Readings

Excerpts from the best and most bizarre new books, testimonies, government documents, journals, news reports, speeches, and letters.

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Image is nothing

Made in Taiwan

Efficiency study (after Gilbreth)

Waste management

The Forever Ward

Before punk came funk

I did this to my vocabulary

The art of suffering

If I were Tomaz Salamun

Mirror

Radical will

Paradise now 18

Interactivist Judges

After the fall

Motion denied

Don’t mention the war

Objection d’art

Castro’s List

Restless by nature

Holding Harlem

Summerhouse

Carnal event on camera

One night of love

Nothing but regret

Le petit sold-out

Furry logic

Llano, Texas, 2008–No. 4

Alas, poor Simón

Reborn to be wild

The battle of Crummies Creek

February 2011

Debug