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Pachinko, Apple TV+’s Unsung Hero, Makes a Remarkable Return

Saloni Gajjar AV Club
Pachinko follows Sunja, a young Korean woman who immigrates to Japan in the late 1930s after marrying a Protestant minister. A mother of two in unfamiliar territory, she strives to take care of her family amid poverty, racism, and political turmoil.

Into the Hush

Esther Kamkar
"…wherever you are is called here," writes poet Esther Kamkar in this era of refugees and immigrations, "and you must treat it as a powerful/ stranger."

An Entirely Serious Investigation Into Kamala Harris’s Cookbooks

Joshua David Stein Esquire Magazine
Harris’s passion for cooking is well-documented; the cookbook titles tell about the contours and range of her interest in the culinary arts. She values the restorative powers of cooking as part of a community; and she understands food as identity.

Echoes From the Odyssey

Oksana Maksymchuk Verse Daily
“War is warm this year,” writes the poet Oksana Maksymchuk, violence spilling over international borders, stinging with no end in sight.

Meeting Labor’s Moment

Joseph A. McCartin Los Angeles Review of Books
In this new book, labor reporter and union organizer Nolan assesses today's labor movement in the United States and offers proposals aimed at helping it grow.