Religious supremacy, colonial erasure’s legacies, and seventy years of Palestinian resistance to occupation.

Confronting whiteness, the ghazal as an elegy to queerness, and talking to Valeria Luiselli about American immigration policy.

The Chinese novelist in exile, the impossibility of authenticity in immigrant lit, Kristi Yamaguchi, unlaced, and more.

Janice Lee on becoming the badger, Navneet Alang on baby names, new hopes, and familial history, Maya Mackrandilal on culture shaping art.

Diversity in publishing, the lost history of comfort women, and Karen Tei Yamashita on her family history.

The literature of Arab dictators, Asian futurism, and America’s forgotten TV chef, Joyce Chen.

Patty Yumi Cottrell on the abyss, Leland Cheuk on battling cancer, and former Margins fellow Wo Chan on fashion and the body.

This week’s articles are about the current U.S. political climate–but don’t worry, we have some new tunes for you to enjoy, too!

On data, food, and criticality under capitalism and the State.

Reads that encourage us to resist complacency and keep searching for new ways of thinking and being in the world–all in the name of self-determination.

On building bridges in liminal spaces, and carving new pathways through the unknown.

On accountability – as readers, writers, and members of society.

On mollusks, writing craft, and writing against whiteness.

Representing friendship between women of color, making your mom’s stir-fried tomato and eggs recipe, finding strength in the face of relentless fear, and more.

Muslim Ban CliffsNotes, honoring the late, great Bharati Mukherjee, why Fred Korematsu’s story still matters today, and more.

Barry Jenkins on Wong Kar-wai, Monica Youn on historical instability, Sara Ahmed on white feminism, and more.