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Reading in Public: Tales of Love and Literature, Pt. I

By Adina Applebaum

July 22, 2014

Falling for a straphanger reading The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon on the subway in New York.

No One Needs to Apologize for (nor Destroy) Manic Pixie Dream Girls

By Adina Applebaum

July 21, 2014

Thanks but no thanks, John Green.

South Florida Barber Shop Doubles as Library (Finally, Some Good News out of Florida)

By Michelle King

July 21, 2014

Young men are grooming their minds as well as their hairdos at Royal Touch Barber Shop in Sunrise, Florida.

Was the End of Harry Potter "Good?"

By Alex Trivilino

July 21, 2014

Seven years to the day of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ publication, it’s finally long enough for us to seriously consider: Is the series’s ending any good?

Meet Someone Who Robs Drug Dealers

By Peter Madsen

July 18, 2014

It's a living.

Gonzo Today: What Hunter S. Thompson Means to Modern Journalism

By Nicholas Laskin

July 18, 2014

“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.”

Can Self-Published Poetry be Laureate Worthy?

By Michelle King

July 18, 2014

An awards controversy in North Carolina raises questions of merit.

From Pages to Pixels: A Reader's Gateway to Gaming

By Freddie Moore

July 17, 2014

A healthy dose of “interactive narratives” to complement your reading list.

Fat Man and Little Boy

By Mike Meginnis

July 17, 2014

Fat Man searches for his brother, Little Boy, amongst the wreckage of World War II Japan.

Why is Archie Banned in Singapore?

By Michelle King

July 17, 2014

No, it’s not because they disapprove of his kinky love triangle with Betty and Veronica.

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