Category: News & Culture

On censorship in the Soviet Union

by Boris Strugatsky

The story of writing Roadside Picnic (in contrast to the story of publishing it) doesn’t include anything amusing or even …

by Joey Carney

Xi Nan speaks about her most recent project, 207th Bone by Zhou Li, Chinese poetry, and the art of translation.

by Joey Carney

I grew up in Springfield, MO, a small city in surrounded by hills and green rivers right in the middle …

by Joey Carney

War loves sex. Sex loves war. There is something about sending thousands of young, horny males to far-off places that …

by Joey Carney

Peru produces almost 130 metric tons of coca leaves a year, according to a recent report by the United Nations …

by Ricardo Virhuez

When people read literature from the Peruvian Amazon they expect the story and characters to be exotic, colorful, attention grabbing, …

by Joey Carney

As the first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Alaska, bringing with it fear of a Black Plague, people …