FAME

11.20.13

In an extended look at the historical quality of celebrity, Matthew Stokoe exhumes what trivialities, gossip-mongering, and other monikers lurk in our contemporary understanding of what it means to be famous.

Other People’s Diaries: An Interview With Mira Gonzalez

Lucy Tiven

11.19.13

Mira Gonzalez talks with Lucy Tiven about loneliness, online personas, and the pros and cons of snorting Ambien.

Geode Jawns: The Street Gems of Paige Smith

Sarah Rose Etter

11.18.13

Urban geodes painstakingly crafted by the nimble fingers of Paige Smith make their way from Los Angles to Philadelphia and beyond. Sarah Rose Etter interviews the artist about paper, resin, and Murakami.

Three Poems

Ben Estes

11.15.13

Three new poems from The Song Cave’s Ben Estes, selected by Fall poetry series editor, Ella Longpre.

I Learned to Roar (In a Strip Club)

Christina Lee

11.14.13

Hip Hop journalist Christina Lee explores industry microaggressions, strip club food, and why you shouldn’t be so quick to dismiss Katy Perry’s saccharine hit.

From Say, Cut, Map

Ken Baumann

11.13.13

An excerpt from the opening of Ken Baumann’s second novel, Say, Cut, Map, coming Nov. 15 from Blue Square Press.

Pursuing the Trivial: The Houndstooth

Brian Oliu

11.11.13

Brian Oliu traverses the trivia universe at Alabama University, including this stop at a “multi-million dollar monstrosity” bar.

The Painting in Modern Life

Elaine Kahn

11.08.13

Blow up dolls, a vagina, and Jesus all circulate within one poem by Elaine Kahn, selected by Fall poetry editor, Ella Longpre.

Joshua Dildine’s Photo Series

Gabe Durham

11.07.13

Joshua Dildine’s colorful paintings literally smear the boundaries between real and unreal. Gabe Durham takes a closer look at some of the effects of his Photo Series.

Figures for an Apocalypse: A Dissection

Amber Sparks

11.06.13

Edward Mullany’s newest is a vision of the world ending that eschews blood and guts for true, deep dread. Amber Sparks reviews.

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