What Makes an Adaptation Good?
The New Yorker 5 Aug 2026

What Makes an Adaptation Good?

As it happens, the questions raised by both the liberties and the fidelity of Nolan’s adaptation have a strong connection to the root of cinematic modernity. A 1954 essay by Franç…

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August
Lit Hub 5 Aug 2026

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August

From the hard, hard courts of professional tennis to the mean screens of social media to the life and times of an iconic indie rock songwriter, this month has something for everyo…

Awake Awake
Lit Hub 5 Aug 2026

Awake Awake

All is recollection save for the slender membrane of now. Every present thought, every present feeling, collides with a league of their familial ghosts. And if our lives in this m…