What to Read When There’s No More Breaking Bad
With the series finale of Breaking Bad drawing ever closer, we’re looking for new ways to get our drug-story fix. That’s why we were as excited as Aaron Paul on The Price…
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Steinitz’s Sense of Smell
If you can’t describe the color red to someone born blind, here are some scents you can’t describe to someone born anosmic, or without a sense of smell: “feet, chalk,…
Mavis Gallant and Monsieur Le Verbe
Alors, Mademoiselle, have you noticed how we French, unlike our Anglo-Saxon friends, use all the muscles in our face and mouth when speaking? Raise your upper lip toward your nose.…
The Greatest American Novel
The Millions “asked nine English scholars to choose one novel as the greatest our country has ever produced.” The results span a wide range subjects, authors, and time periods. Most you’ve…
“The Story Behind Stoner“
Remember the Steve Almond essay “Lost and Found” from back in 2009? It was about a novel by John Williams (not the Star Wars composer) called Stoner (not like the marijuana enthusiast),…
Is The Great Gatsby Worth Seeing?
Want to see the new film version of The Great Gatsby but afraid it won’t live up to the book? At The Millions, five English professors pass judgment on the success…
Of Maus and Men
Arguably, no other story has been made to express absolute black and absolute white as clearly as World War II. So how can an artist integrate the textures of grey…
The Paperback Makeover
“Why are they still bothering with paperbacks?” This came from a coffee-shop acquaintance when he heard my book was soon to come out in paperback, nine months after its hardcover…
No More Room for “Whom”
Via The Millions, an Atlantic blog post on the death of “America’s least favorite pronoun”: the dreaded “whom.” It always feels like society is crumbling when big linguistic changes occur,…
The Rumpus Interview with Mark O’Connell
Mark O'Connell, author of the first original e-book from The Millions, talks about why he is interested in and troubled by what he calls this “frictionless sharing and flattening of affect,” particularly when it comes to what Internet inside jokes have nicknamed Epic Fails.
“I’ll wait while they read it”
There is much more to Truman Capote than just being the man behind Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood. Beyond the slow, warbling flamboyant character that has been portrayed…
What They’re Reading When They’re Not Playing Video Games
Teenagers aren’t exactly renowned for pouring out their feelings to the adults in their lives. “It makes me think that this is why The Catcher in the Rye is a…