When the Satire Works and When it Doesn’t in Geto Boys Bio ‘Why Bushwick Bill Matters’
For a Geto Boys biography so concerned with Bushwick Bill’s status as a short person, Hughes’ book sure skirts the issue of embodiment.
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Whatever USA–or–Is It Time for a New Federal Writers’ Project?
State by State (2008) is rife with jaunty attacks, superficial panegyrics, random reportage, and puberty memoirs. Isn’t it time for a comparable update?
Joe Ollmann’s Jimmi Wyatt and Other “Fictional Fathers” in Comics
Inspired by Joe Ollmann’s Fictional Fathers, I ruminate on my life with comics, my favourite job as a father, and what Art can remind fathers about loving and raising their children.
Nöthin’ But a Good Time Parties Like It’s 1989
Nöthin’ But a Good Time takes readers on a loud tour of the monster decade of the ’80s, but not for the reasons you’d think.
Between the Pages of Contemporary Asian American Literature
There’s an evolution in contemporary Asian American literature from the usual immigrant story to something more nuanced and varied, something that’s more reflective of the varieties of “Asian Americaness”.
Aleister Crowley and Nikola Tesla’s One Degree of Separation
Influential poet/occultist Aleister Crowley and inventor Nikola Tesla traveled in similar circles but never met. What might have happened if they had?
Ethnographer Megha Wadhwa on the Indian Diaspora in Japan
Ethnographer Megha Wadhwa talks about her book, ‘Indian Migrants in Tokyo’, which describes the contemporary interaction between two ancient cultures.
Writing in the Margins: Prize-Winning French Novelist Alice Zeniter on the Legacies of French Colonialism
Alice Zeniter’s excellent novel, The Art of Losing, tells the story of an Algerian Harkis family and the reaching effects of French Colonialism.
The Martian Chronicles: A Tale of Two Apocalypses
Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles calls out from the past to our time of pandemic and NASA’s Mars Space Rover: however far our reach may be there is no escape for humankind from humankind.
Ballad of Big Hair: Los Angeles’ Glam Metal Scene Rises from the Ash Heap
The authors of a new and expansive oral history talk with us about Los Angeles’ 1980s glam metal scene and their book, Nöthin’ But a Good Time.
Vanessa Springora’s Memoir, ‘Consent’, Confronts Child Predators and Their Enablers
French writer and publisher Vanessa Springora brings childrens’ rights to the fore in her memoir, ‘Consent’.
Author/Director Sandi Tan Discusses Exorcism and Other Battles in Her Art
Sandi Tan on how she battles demons and performs exorcisms in her new book, Lurkers, and elsewhere in her art.