Sigmund Freud
The Weekend Essay
Growing Up in the House of Freud
My psychoanalyst father wanted to prove the existence of the unconscious in the lab—and at home.
Culture Desk
Freud, the Antique Collector
The founder of psychoanalysis amassed thousands of ancient artifacts, which he hoarded in his study. How did they influence his work?
On Television
The Mother-Lovers of “MILF Manor”
The dating show, on TLC, which puts eight older women in a house with their young sons, is haunted by the spectre of incest.
Page-Turner
Olivia Laing’s Strange, Sublime Book on the Body
“Everybody” is, per the title, an interrogation of bodies, but not in the sense that bodies are usually interrogated.
The Front Row
“Hysterical Girl,” Reviewed: An Extraordinary Look at a Case of Freudian Gaslighting
The inventive documentary short, directed by Kate Novack, confronts the denial of sexual abuse.
Shouts & Murmurs
Freud: The Untold Story
Shouts & Murmurs
My Nephew Has Some Questions
Books
Briefly Noted
Books
Selfie
A Critic at Large
The Prisoner of Stress
London Postcard
Fixer-Upper
The Current Cinema
Life And Undeath
Books
This Is Your Life
A Critic at Large
Man of Letters
A Critic at Large
The Empire Strikes Back
Briefly Noted
The Prague Cemetery
Dept. of Archeology