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Roxie Pell
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Brave New World
For all their imaginative potential, fantasy series often fail to think outside the whitewashed walls of the same old box: We can consider worlds in which protagonists must contend not only with dark prophecies and darker enemies, but also with…
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A Good Artist
You’ve got a good thing going. How do you know when to stop? Over at Electric Literature, Elisa Gabbert advises: Calling a manuscript done is a decision you need to make.
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Time Heals
When we say it’s “too soon,” what we really mean is that we’re not yet ready to confront these ideas and feelings in ourselves. In his review of In the Shadow of the Towers, a new anthology of stories about…
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The Girl in the Photograph
The sound of “pobreza” (poverty) and “filia” (-phile) pushed together could almost sound poetic, if the word didn’t mean having a sexual affinity for poor, young women. Over at The Morning News, Rumpus Assistant Books Editor Julie Morse writes about…
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When Actions No Longer Exist
Language is a great way to communicate, and an even better way to avoid it altogether. This “Interactive Guide to Ambiguous Grammar” ensures no one will ever decode what you’re really saying.
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Freezer Burn
There’s always money in the banana stand. Until another one shows up. As the summer heat dies down, Epic Magazine presents a tale of two ice cream vendors, both alike in dignity: What’s the world coming to if you can’t…
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Why So Serious?
A recently revealed 1982 DC Comics style guide created by José Garcia López shows shows the familiar cast of characters in bright colors and positive attitudes. Superheroes have fun too.
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Too Much of a Good Thing
If you like some of the things, why not read all of the things? Flavorwire’s Sarah Seltzer wonders why fans lose steam as we near the completist finish line: Maybe we’re saving those final few books for a bad day……
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The Other World
This ain’t your grandma’s boozy brunch. Stephie Gorton Murphy joins dark deity Cthulu for breakfast at NecromiCon Providence: The gathering had the buoyant atmosphere brought about when people who know each other as online avatars finally share a physical space—and…
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Meant To Be Seen
Laid in altars or specially constructed chapels, their miraculous flesh welcomes the meditative gaze of pilgrims of have come seeking the guidance of the dead, even though dead women do not speak. For The Awl, Stassa Edwards examines our cultural…
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Liberty, Justice
From Freedom to Purity, there’s no denying the man likes his themes. Over at Flavorwire, Jonathon Sturgeon reviews Jonathan Franzen’s forthcoming novel: Does Franzen truly believe his readers need to hear that the world is impure? For another take on Purity,…