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An illustration of man with glasses drumming his hands on a briefcase. Against a black background, many multi-coloured page swirl around him.

July/August 2024 / Memoir

I Tried to Finish a Dead Man’s Novel

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 - by Nimit Malavia

It is both a gift and a curse to be handed a briefcase containing a life’s work

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Books / March/April 2022

Bad Company: A New Novel Strips Away the Veneer of Progressive Rhetoric

February 15, 2022April 30, 2022 - by Nimit Malavia

Naben Ruthnum takes on diversity charades, token promotions, and the social justice facades of corporations

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The Wheel of Time: Why It’s So Hard to Accept Adaptations of Our Favourite Books

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 - by Nimit Malavia

The challenge for Robert Jordan fans is to avoid nitpicking the flashy new Amazon series

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Fiction / March/April 2021

The Startup

March 11, 2021April 26, 2021 - by Nimit Malavia

The startup’s simulations are so good that the main complaint from users is how difficult they are to differentiate from reality

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Charles Manson and #MeToo

July 23, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Nimit Malavia

New films from Quentin Tarantino and Mary Harron reflect on the Manson killings—and show starkly different sides of their industry

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Books / May 2018

Candidate

April 13, 2018March 27, 2020 - by Nimit Malavia

I dream of a candidate who steps out of the margins already complete—fluid and faceless, a total negation

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