Babble Cry: A Review of mUtter-bAbel

Paul Cunningham

06.12.14

Voids and wombs and wounds abound in Christine Wertheim’s latest onslaught, mUtter-bAbel. Paul Cunningham reviews.

My Own Saint: A Review of Letters of James Agee to Father Flye

Nathaniel Popkin

06.11.14

Nathaniel Popkin reviews despair, evil, organs, and The Letters of James Agee to Father Flye.

Soccer! A U.S.-Centric Preview of Argentina’s World Cup Triumph

Pete Hausler

06.10.14

Pete Hausler takes a look at the field for the 2014 World Cup, featuring a fair-handed assessment of how the U.S. team may fare. Art by Danny Jock.

I Really, Really Hate Nostalgia: Juliet Escoria Interviews Dennis Cooper

Juliet Escoria

06.09.14

Juliet Escoria picks Dennis Cooper’s brain about his latest book, The Weaklings (XL), Lars von Trier’s bullshit, the inherent goodness of humans, and more.

you radiated all symmetrical and i swept the stroke

Sherri Caudell

06.06.14

A new poem of colors, comedy, and gods by Sherri Caudell, selected by Spring poetry editor Molly Brodak.

Liking Things is the New Black

Kati Heng

06.05.14

Kati Heng argues that it’s time to embrace liking whatever you like, even Taylor Swift.

Brian Hitler

Daniel Bailey

06.04.14

A penetrating exploration of morals, history, and self worth, parsed through the complex lens of Brian and Louis Hitler, said to be the last remaining blood descendants of Adolf. Art by Justin Duffus.

Body Map: Headlessness

Molly Brodak

06.03.14

Body Map is a series that invites authors to write about the body. In this installment, Molly Brodak talks about brains, tumors, and headlessness.

Thoughts on Crystal Eaters by Shane Jones

Mark Baumer

06.02.14

Mark Baumer takes his wild eye to Shane Jones’s newest novel, Crystal Eaters, released this week from Two Dollar Radio.

from The Sugar Book

Johannes Göransson

05.30.14

A thick and sickly, meat-mouthed excerpt from Johannes Göransson’s The Sugar Book, selected by Spring poetry editor, Molly Brodak.