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Letters From the March 2026 Issue Letters From the March 2026 Issue
Basement books… Kate Wagner replies… Reading Pirandello (online only)… Gus O’Connor replies…
Feb 10, 2026 / Our Readers, Kate Wagner, and Gus O’Connor
👁 Italian painter Primo Conti drawing from life a portrait of Italian writer and dramatist Luigi Pirandello. Italy, 1920s.
Luigi Pirandello’s Broken Men Luigi Pirandello’s Broken Men
The Nobel Prize-winning writer was once seen as Italy’s great man of letters. Why was he forgotten?
Dec 2, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Gus O’Connor
👁 The sun sets over Wrigley Field as clouds roll in during a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field on August 20, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
Why Is MLB in Chicago Acquiescing to Trump? Why Is MLB in Chicago Acquiescing to Trump?
Trump is threatening to occupy Chicago while the Cubs are feting the far right.
Sep 10, 2025 / Dave Zirin and Gus O’Connor