Novelist Jordi Ibáñez Fanés sees through the founding myths and baleful consequences of Catalan nationalism.

“It costs more to die than it does to fucking be alive.”

In Spanish, the term feísmo is used to denote ugly technique in the pursuit of ugly truth. In its canonical expressions, it pairs the slapdash with a

On Edmund White

In Spanish, the term feísmo is used to denote ugly technique in the pursuit of ugly truth. In its canonical expressions, it pairs the slapdash with a

From our February / March issue, a story of crypto, romance and the eerie sense of peril one can encounter in a short taxi ride.

Two novelists take a stab at the literary remake—with differing results.

Jordan Castro’s “Muscle Man” thumbs its nose at wokeness while giving the right-curious too little to chew on.

'I’d say, and if you’ll excuse me, I must step away to pour myself a glass.' 'Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/.Getty.

I have not applied for the post of orchestra minion in order to revive the old feud between strings and woodwind.

Passport Bros repackage sex tourism as glossy personal accomplishment.

Newly translated letters reveal the inner life of Paul Celan, offering clues to his enigmatic poems.

Passport Bros repackage sex tourism as glossy personal accomplishment.

Passport Bros repackage sex tourism as glossy personal accomplishment.

In Philadelphia, cycles of neglect and unrealistic initiative have done little solve the problem of drug addiction.

In Philadelphia, cycles of neglect and unrealistic initiative have done little solve the problem of drug addiction.

Loosening taboos around steroids is a laudable sea change for a particularly masculine kind of gender affirmation.