John Semley

Feb 5, 2026

Infinite Jest Is Back. Maybe Litbros Should Be, Too

“You’re seriously asking for my view on The English Patient?!” the late author David Foster Wallace squirms, midway through a lengthy 1997 PBS interview with...
Feb 4, 2026

Beneath the Stifling Boredom of 'Melania'

Under a certain strain of authoritarianism, a regime-approved vanity movie wouldn’t even need to premiere in cinemas. Cars with roof-mounted megaphones would circle...