GODONNA (part two)
A few favorites for the Madonna-curious among us.
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A newsletter on literature and art, often in translation.
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Celebrating Women in Translation month.
Culture Diary: July 2026
Everything I read, watched, listened to, and attended in July 2026.
GODONNA (part one)
Reviewing Confessions II, the latest album from Madonna.
Culture Diary: June
Everything I read, watched, listened to, and attended in June 2026.
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Everything I read, watched, listened to, and attended in April 2026.
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Culture Diary: March 2026
Everything I read, watched, listened to, and attended in March 2026.
CORRECTION: Culture Diary: February
CORRECTION: Very embarrassing, but this morning’s newsletter misspelled the name of the French composer Éliane Radigue!