Black Nerd Problems is an incredible series of essays from a website that I honestly had not heard of prior … More
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Barrytown in the Time of COVID: Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy in Print and on Film in 2021.
Before the pandemic began, my library would host weekly, and one additional monthly book sale. As an official patron and … More
Radio Waves: A Post-Punk Novel by Shawna-Lee I. Perrin
Radio Waves is the independently-released first novel from Shawna-Lee I. Perrin. It tells the story of Viv Pierce, a college-radio … More
Heather, The Totality by Matthew Weiner
Heather, The Totality is a slim debut novel by Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner that has a depth as deep … More
Divide Me By Zero by Lara Vapnyar
Lara Vapnyar’s newest novel, Divide Me By Zero, is a harrowing piece about the structure of love and relationships as they relate to the … More
#548 W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (W.R.: Misterije Organizma) (1971)
“Death to Male Fascism.” WR Mysteries of the Organism is a fascinating 1971 film from Serbian director Dušan Makavejev. Originally screened at … More
Middle C by William Gass
Should humanity, in all of its cruelty, be allowed to endure? Such is the repeated refrain of William Gass’ Middle … More
Team Seven by Marcus Burke
Marcus Burke’s Team Seven is the striking story of a black family (and friends) facing the variety of social expectations … More
Zecker’s “Rachel” is among The New Guard
Garrett Zecker’s story “Rachel” has been chosen as a semifinalist in the Machigonne Fiction Contest judged by Elizabeth Hand, welcoming … More
PopUp Shakespeare by Austin Tichenor, Reed Martin, and Jennie Maizels
The Reduced Shakespeare Company has reduced the complete works of William Shakespeare once again (and even further) by compiling a … More
