Queen of Translation: The Susan Bernofsky Interview
Sarah Rose Etter04.25.16
Calling Susan Bernofsky from an office conference room to discuss Jenny Erpenbeck, Robert Walser, witch-dom, stealth gloss, and the general state of translation today.
“We’ve Been Getting A Lot of Calls About You”: Mark Baumer Hitchhikes the USA
Mark Baumer04.12.16
One writer documents his journey as he attempts to hitchhike from Rhode Island to Los Angeles for the annual AWP Conference.
When the Car Won’t Start: It’s Exactly What You Think It Is, If It’s Exactly What You Think It Isn’t
Ed Steck04.11.16
Ed Steck veers his monthly column on b-movie horror toward 1973’s Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood, a reality-bending, resolutionless ensemble unnervingly set at amusement park in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Learning To Drive In the Era of the D.C. Sniper
John Farley04.04.16
John Farley looks back on being teenage in the Baltimore suburbs during the DC shooting spree by John Allan Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo.
Where Wonder Lives Online: Why Instagram is the New Cabinet of Curiosities
Amber Sparks03.31.16
Amber Sparks argues for Instagram as a continuous archive of the previously unseen and offers a curated range of new sources for your feed.
The Sensual & The Intellectual: The Art of Anthony Sonnenberg
Sarah Rose Etter03.29.16
In this interview, the artist opens up about his influences, growing up in a small Texas town, and the lure of Greek myth and porcelain.
Why The Cars Matter More Than The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
David Schuman03.28.16
David Schuman looks back on listening to The Cars—who were yet again snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—and considers what it seemed they promised and understood amidst the rise of punk.
Reality Is Diabolical: The Representational Masks in Bergman’s Persona
Kevin Catalano03.21.16
Kevin Catalano with a critical look at Ingmar Bergman’s provocative classic film Persona.
Thirty-Two
Molly Brodak03.14.16
“Here I was, visiting my dad in prison again, just like I did when I was 15, now more than twice as old. What was I looking for? What was I really expecting from him?” An excerpt from Molly Brodak’s memoir Bandit, forthcoming from Grove/Atlantic in 2016.
Uncapping the Press: My Introduction to Bottlecap Press & Top Picks of 2015
Carolyn DeCarlo03.08.16
Carolyn DeCarlo delves into the rapidly amassing and invigorating catalog of publications by Alaska-based indie publisher Bottlecap Press, including work by Kimmy Walters, Zooey Ghostly, Manuel Arturo Abreu, Alexandra Wuest, and more.
