Rhoda Feng

1 week ago | libertiesjournal.com | Rhoda Feng

Jamieson Webster treats psychoanalysis not as a static body of knowledge but as something to be tested, stretched, and reimagined. A practicing analyst, she is also a professor, writer, and public intellectual whose work pushes the field beyond the consulting room. She has collaborated with artists, written for general audiences, and even performed in plays.

1 week ago | the-tls.co.uk | Rhoda Feng

To access over 1000 book reviews, essays and more, subscribe hereFirst thought, best thoughtAn essay collection with strict parameters The forty-two essays that Tom McAllister wrote for this book began as an attempt to unshackle himself from social media and its brain-rotting effects. He set strict parameters: one essay for every year he’s been alive, no substantive research, a 1,500-word limit, each draft completed in one sitting.

2 weeks ago | artforum.com | Rhoda Feng

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2 weeks ago | newyorker.com | Rhoda Feng

The Float Test, by Lynn Steger Strong (Mariner). Four adult siblings are the central characters in this novel; after the sudden death of their mother they return to their childhood home to sort through her effects. Jude, the second youngest and the narrator, recounts everything from childhood escapades to recent disappointments, including her sister Fred’s estrangement from the family. Jenn, the oldest, takes on their father’s care, while George, the baby, mopes about his failing marriage.

1 month ago | artnews.com | Rhoda Feng

When Patrick Bringley was 25, his older brother, a brilliant doctoral student, died from cancer. Reeling from the loss, Bringley decided to put his burgeoning career at the New Yorker on hold. A visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art with his mother offered an unexpected reprieve: lingering in front of paintings, he found solace in simply being allowed to “dwell in silence.”The experience planted a seed.