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American Tests
In her quest to become truly American, Jakki Kerubo discovers what it means to belong in a place.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
Remembering Daniel Johnston
This outsider musician made music sound new again to everyone who listened.
Posted inReading List
Alternative Reality: ‘Inferno in Paradise’
President Donald Trump has obliterated any notion of off-time for round-the-clock journalists, but it was still a relief to see that the alt-weeklies I read for this installment in my regular reading list were starting off the new year strong. The Chico News & Review, whose work I have previously highlighted here, can be forgiven, […]
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Story
Masters of Contradiction
Two new books offer fresh perspective on “Otherhood,” that condition in which characters do constant, exhausting battle — for the most part — inside their own heads.
Posted inArts & Culture, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Where Have All the Music Magazines Gone?
Inside music journalism post-2008 recession, and how media consumption in the 21st century offers a road map for the continuation of the once-robust medium.
Posted inBooks, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘We All Live in the Great Database in the Sky’: On Silicon Valley and UFO Culture
“The idea seems to be that we all live in the great database in the sky, occasionally summoning aliens with our minds.” Emily Harnett explores Silicon Valley’s appropriation of UFO culture.
Posted inNonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes
Rita Dove on Creating a ‘Collage of American Consciousness’ with Poetry
“The sole criterion is, how does it move us? Does it pull us out of our everyday trot?”
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Story
Bending the Straight Line of Queer History
Recent novels by Alan Hollinghurst, John Boyne, and Tim Murphy experiment with the idea of progress over time.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Weight of a Nickel
At Virginia Quarterly Review, Sarah Smarsh looks at the high price of the American Dream through the lens of her upbringing as a member of a working poor farm family in Kansas.
