Recommended Reading: “Out on the Coast” by David Rice.
“Its seeming ability to live without food and family”
Royal Books Returned
A container filled with some 1,200 books--Royal books of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910)--was returned to Korea from Japan, today, marking the completion of a mission that kicked off in 2006 to retrieve cultural heritages looted during colonial rule.
The Beating of Rodney King, Take Two
Rodney King, possibly the nation's best-known victim of police brutality, will fight former Pennsylvania police officer Simon Aouad in a celebrity boxing match in Philadelphia on September 12. "I know some people will see the irony here," King said. I'm not sure irony's the word, but it's something alright.
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Black Lives Matter
Following the recent violence in the U.S., the editors at n+1 offer resources and articles from the archives. You could also read yesterday’s article asking what political writing is or Michael Bourne's review of Nancy Isenberg's White Trash.