Darren G. Davis, author of The 10th Muse and Legend of Isis, two graphic novels with cult followings, is also the creator of Lost Raven, a memoir-style graphic novel about…
This Smithsonian article has been pinballing around the Internet, and for good reason. It tells the story of a team of Russian geologists who went to remote Siberia in 1978 and…
For whatever reason, this austere paper system works better for me than others, which says more about how my mind works than it does about Excel spreadsheets. Maybe I’m projecting,…
You know what Ernest Hemingway looked like and what his writing sounded like—but what did he smell like? Inspired by a perfume on Etsy called “Dead Writers,” Book Riot’s Amanda…
We all have these feelings inside us—anxiety, fear, trepidation, hope, desire—and our every effort becomes getting these things out. Writing that letter to you and publishing it was how I…
As reports of the utterly horrifying rape and death of a woman in Delhi have made clear, India, like most countries, can be a dangerous place for women. In a…
Perhaps you’re the type that has stopped reading the comments section. Brian Allen Carr is not that type. Especially with regards to the comments written in his Amazon.com review section. After…
Bad news internet, cats are the worst. I bet you could use some 19th century space cartography. The Art of Swimming is pretty neat too! Your molar roots are hella…
As the 49ers head to the Super Bowl, San Francisco can’t stuff its excitement into a hemp messenger bag fast enough. In one season, our City—Bill O’Reilly’s favorite punchline for…
San Francisco, come out this Saturday, February 2nd, to MAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Project)! MAPP is a bi-monthly event where performers, poets, artists and musicians occupy restaurants, cafes and…
“Darcy: How odd. I’m strangely attracted to this uncouth woman who shows so little deference!” Want to celebrate the 200th birthday of Pride and Prejudice without actually reading the classic?…