THINGS fall apart, the centre is clearly not holding, and anarchy seems to have been unleashed upon the world.

“We’re living in unprecedented times”—it’s a phrase so often said that it feels like an infinite loop. From Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids to environmental catastrophes, Big Tech’s ...

Few literary characters embody the quiet violence of expectation as powerfully as Okonkwo. Chinua Achebe’s 'Things Fall Apart', first published in 1958, is often read as a novel about colonial ...