M.I.A.’s Controversial “Bad Girls” Video Will Do Nothing For Saudi Women

By Carmen García Durazo March 15, 2012

M.I.A. likes to portray herself as a revolutionary, but if the “Bad Girls” video is any indication, she’s more interested in pandering to Western stereotypes of Arab countries.

Review Lit World

The Counterpoint of Change

By Carmen García Durazo January 17, 2012

The Writers Bloc essays don’t have to have a direct affect on policy or pedagogy to be meaningful.

Review Arts & Culture

Posthuman at Last: Chaos and Cunning in Jay Scheib’s World of Wires

By Carmen García Durazo January 12, 2012

Are you living in a computer simulation? Jay Scheib’s recent work, World of Wires, may have the answer.

Commentary Arts & Culture Race

Beats, Rhymes, and Shabazz

By Carmen García Durazo December 7, 2011

A Seattle duo's enigmatic contribution to 2011's hip hop sound.

Interview Lit World

Sergio Chejfec: A Machine of Illusions

By Carmen García Durazo and Craig Epplin November 3, 2011

The Argentine writer on the English translation of his novel My Two Worlds, its meandering motifs, and its desire to remain or disappear.

Commentary Lit World

PAGE TURNER 2011: “Hanging Out” with Junot Díaz and Min Jin Lee

By Carmen García Durazo November 2, 2011

A breakdown of the Brooklyn literary festival that dark, snowy Saturday.