Grand Rapids: a constellation of pieces that tells one true story
Henry Hoke03.16.15
A personal essay from Henry Hoke. “I obey and the horse walks beside me, parallel / we head south”
What About Nathan? On Top Dogs, Underdogs, and Sore Losers
Lucy Tiven03.12.15
What is an underdog? What is a sore loser? Where do either fit into our contemporary consciousness? Lucy Tiven considers these questions and others in relation to Nathan the Bloodhound, Elvis Presley, Kanye, Paul Gösch, and the author herself.
Painters Probably Have Their Own Challenges: An Interview with Bruce Covey
Daniel Beauregard03.10.15
Daniel Beauregard sits down with poet and publisher of Coconut Books, Bruce Covey, for a discussion on reading, the machinery of poetry, and his latest book, Change Machine, as well as two new poems.
Existentialism at Fifteen Baby-And-Me Movies
Sara Finnerty03.09.15
Sara Finnerty on watching movies last year with her new baby, and the associated sadness/lonliness/bliss of the first few months of motherhood.
The Dodos vs. Crunge
Weston Cutter03.05.15
Weston Cutter reviews the new Dodos album, Individ, while considering what made the band’s breakthrough, Visiter, so strange and glorious and good.
Savage Park: An Interview With Amy Fusselman
Courtney Maum03.03.15
Courtney Maum interviews Amy Fusselman about her newest book, Savage Park.
Articulatory Organs and Hindi Sounds
John Rufo03.02.15
A lyric essay by John Rufo on learning Hindi. “Hindi is a very scientific language.”
It’s Not A New Phenomenon: An Interview with Ben Nadler
Andrew Duncan Worthington02.26.15
Andrew Worthington catches up with Ben Nadler about his punk retrospective, Punk in NYC’s Lower East Side, 1981-1991.
Create Your Own Atrocity: Drew Buxton’s “Two Stories”
The Fanzine02.25.15
The third and final winner of the Create Your Own Atrocity contest, “Two Stories” by Drew Buxton.
EVERYTHING IS GOOD: THE ART OF DAVID SHRIGLEY
Ryan Ridge02.24.15
Ryan Ridge takes a close look at how the art of David Shrigley influences his writing, life and death, and fear.
