America in Review

the barbaric yawp heard round the world

Jul 4 • Ramya Yandava

11

6

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June 2026

Summertime Strangeness

and a suspicion of sun

Jun 26 • Ramya Yandava

14

8

6

May 2026

A Wild, Wick Slip

a new biography of Emily Brontë

May 15 • Ramya Yandava

14

7

2

February 2026

Friday Frivolity no. 37: On Clouds

Clouds in art, literature, fashion, and life

Feb 28 • Ramya Yandava

16

3

3

Emerald Fennell made me feel like an “abject reptile” on my wedding anniversary

Suffering Hill

Feb 16 • Ramya Yandava

17

7

3

Stop adapting only half of Wuthering Heights.

Stop adapting only half of Wuthering Heights.

Feb 14 • Ramya Yandava

21

4

6

January 2026

2025 Alphabetical Diary

with apologies (again) to Sheila Heti

Jan 3 • Ramya Yandava

7

6

5

November 2025

Books That Feel Like Home

on "Anne of Green Gables"

Nov 15, 2025 • Ramya Yandava

14

2

3

October 2025

Everyone Is Nostalgic and No One Is in Love

On not seeing the present for the past

Oct 31, 2025 • Ramya Yandava

15

10

4

The Garden of Edie

"Grey Gardens" at 50

Oct 4, 2025 • Ramya Yandava

8

5

1

September 2025

American Innocence

"The Golden Bowl" and "The Age of Innocence"

Sep 26, 2025 • Ramya Yandava

13

7

5

August 2025

No Cap

on all-lowercase internet writing

Aug 23, 2025 • Ramya Yandava

27

11

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