by Site Owner | May 20, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics
By Ariella Azoulay & Adi Ophir Stanford University Press, $24.95, 318 pages Have you ever heard the word “intractable” used to describe the conflict in Israel and Palestine? It has been used as a stand-in for a new or creative analysis, and...
by Site Owner | Apr 14, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs
Beyond Empowerment to Personal Renewal By Carre Otis with Hugo Schwyzer itbooks, $15.99, 324 pages Despite the heavy nature of the material in Beauty, Disrupted by Carre Otis, the book is a refreshing read about the treatment and portrayal of women and...
by Site Owner | Apr 14, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics
Read All About It–You Won’t Be Able to Stop By Ioan Grillo Bloomsbury Press, $18.00, 327 pages With marijuana legalized in two states during the last elections, policies and debates around drug use in this country have gotten lots of...
by michaeld | Apr 1, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
Words of Art Edited & Translated by Rosa Alcala Ugly Duckling Presse, $18.00, 341 pages Spit Temple is an eye-catching title, and this collection of poems and performances by Cecilia Vicuna are also mind-catching. Reading the introduction by editor...