Yesterday evening, Poetry Editor Brian Spears was interviewed by Talk of the Nation’s Neal Conan about the issue of male privilege and his article on the Amina Affar scandal. The…
Y’all ready to leave the solar system? No thanks, I think I’ll stay here and explore World’s Fairs of the 1930s. Fact: babies love Picasso. (via Gerry Canavan.) I don’t…
McSweeney’s and David Chang’s new hunger-inducing venture, Lucky Peach, is out now. Check out the McSweeney’s attention in the Wall Street Journal. The first issue is ramen-themed. Being that there’s…
Tim Parks writes on the tensions between lingua franca and vernacular—readers and writers don’t want to be confined to the limits of their national origin, while wanting to keep the…
No, it’s not a new “reality” show airing network tv this fall (though we shouldn’t give anyone any ideas). It’s the subject of a piece by Daniel Nassar in today’s…
Next time you’re basking in the glory of your ability to reason, thinking that you’re closer to arriving at some sort of ultimate truth, consider this first. Apparently, our reasoning…
Nicholas Rombes’ piece, “Julia Kristeva’s Face,” was given a shout-out on Columbia University Press’ blog, with an excerpt that will surely make you want to read it, if you haven’t…
“Motherfuckers are e-mailing me from China and shit,” Adam Mansbach said last night at the book launch party for his popular new bedtime story for parents, Go the Fuck to…
Evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson applies Darwinian theory to an urban landscape, in order to help improve Binghamton, New York. A city is the perfect subject for studying social dynamics…
Things you can do with abandoned nuclear plants: turn them into amusement parks! Today is a good day to check out pictures of Soviet Moscow int he 30s and 40s…
Want to be on the same literary wavelength as a Pulitzer prize winning author this summer? Consciously planning your summer reading synchronicity with Jeffrey Eugenides is fun. So is hiking…