“The books from ‘Trainspotting’ onwards have been about deindustrialization … the cruel existential panic that we feel, in the sense that we don’t really know what we’re here for anymore.”
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Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Understanding Craig Stecyk
Stecyk defined Southern California’s subversive, skateboard aesthetic and changed art and culture in the process, but that doesn’t mean he wants to talk about it.
Posted inArts & Culture, Quote Posts
What Has Everyone Got Against Dave Matthews?
What’s not to like about Dave Matthews, asks Allison Williams.
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Telling Stories In Order to Live: On Writing and Money
Sarah Menkedick examines the perils inherent in trying to earn a living as a full-time writer.
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story
Remembering Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks
The Buzzcocks’ enduring influence might have surprised punk frontman Pete Shelley, but not his fans.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Blackstars
Michael Gonzales reflects on the deaths of a dear friend, and a bookworm he idolized: David Bowie.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Blackstars
Michael Gonzales reflects on the deaths of a dear friend, and a bookworm he idolized: David Bowie.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Feature, profile, Story, Writing
Beautiful Women, Ugly Scenes: On Novelist Nettie Jones and the Madness of ‘Fish Tales’
Edited by Toni Morrison, the 1983 novel ‘Fish Tales’ by Nettie Jones was supposed to set the literary world on fire. It didn’t.
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Reflections of a Lifelong Metalhead
One aging Sabbath fan assesses the power and necessity of loud, dark music.
