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Does the Woman in the Painting Have a Secret?
In the wake of her mother’s passing, Dylan Landis wrestles with unanswered questions about love and art, and imagines different possibilities of what could have been.
Posted inBooks, Culture, Nonfiction, Story
Walking Across California
To understand what the Golden State is compared to what it was, one solitary hiker follows the trail of the first overland Spanish expedition into California 250 years later.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Putting Creativity on Your Tab
Dropping acid at the office? Everybody’s doing it.
Posted inBusiness & Tech
Mark Zuckerberg Would Like the Authority to Rule, Please
The Facebook CEO is in control of his company. He could just use a little more confidence.
Posted inNonfiction
American Green
How did the plain green lawn become the central landscaping feature in America, and what is the ecological cost?
Posted inBundyville The Remnant, Crime, Culture, Current Events, investigations, Nonfiction, Story
Bundyville: The Remnant, Chapter Four: The Preacher and the Politician
If America collapses, some see that as an opportunity to reboot society. They say they have God on their side.
Posted inBooks, Culture, Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Story
The Politics of UFOs
In the past few years the world of UFO “researchers” has been afflicted by the kinds of conspiratorial cracks that have appeared throughout American culture: Who can be trusted?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock ‘n’ Roll
From Bob Dylan to David Bowie to The Beatles, the legendary Beat writer’s influence reached beyond literature into music in surprising ways.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story, Uncategorized
Violence Girl
How a young bilingual Latina became one of punk’s enduring icons and helped create a new musical universe.
