roman empire

  • The Rumpus Review of It Comes at Night

    The Rumpus Review of It Comes at Night

    “It” does not even “come” in the traditional sense. These primal, atavistic qualities are with us all the time, lying dormant until the right situation coaxes them forth.

  • Slow Clap

    Megan Garber gives an exceptionally detailed breakdown of applause in this essay, which analyzes the history and evolution of the everyday gesture. So the subtleties of the Roman arena — the claps and the snaps and the shades of meaning — gave way,…