Existence Precedes Essence (or Perhaps it is the Other way Around)
Samuel Rafael Barber07.26.17
“I was reading a profile of a certain moral philosopher (considered by some to be an unrepentant misanthrope) over papas con huevo tacos one morning while dreading the encroaching sun (whose setting in the west never fails to cast an uncompromising beam of relentless despair upon my desk during those hours when professionals are returning home to the bars from work, those hours when I am only beginning my precipitous loss in drink from the safe confines of a favored chair) when suddenly, I was given reason to reflect on the photographic exploits of my dear friend Simplicio.” New fiction from Samuel Rafael Barber.
Artists on Art: Retail Space on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Robert Kloss07.25.17
With the latest in Robert Kloss’s Artists on Art feature, we get a look into Brooklyn-based band Retail Space’s inspiration via Jules Verne’s classic.
The Desires of the Protagonist: On Alissa Nutting’s Made for Love
Becca Schuh07.24.17
“What woman hasn’t experienced a relationship where she ultimately discovered that she was a tool to progress a man’s fantasy, fulfilling a role rather than being regarded as an equal?” Becca Schuh reviews Alissa Nutting’s scintillating new novel, Made for Love.
Carousel
Ruby Brunton07.21.17
“only 37 people have seen me cry / I mean really cry” New work by Ruby Brunton.
THIS HEAVY BEAUTY: A REVIEW OF LISA RUSS SPAAR’S OREXIA
Sarah V. Schweig07.20.17
“A clock transforms to a castle, to a beehive, to a vagina so swiftly here, one can hardly catch one’s breath. ” Sarah V. Schweig on Lisa Russ Sparr’s exquisite new collection, Orexia.
I Will Use This Story to Tell Another Story
Ashley Hutson07.19.17
“There once was a man and a dog drowning in a lake. A small crowd gathered at the water’s edge.” New fiction by Ashley Hutson.
To the Bone Is Nothing New: Depicting Eating Disorders Has Always Meant Glamorizing
JoAnna Novak07.17.17
“By getting stalled on the question of whether or not eating disorders are glamorized in their depiction (they are, case closed), we are culturally yet again distracted by skinniness.” JoAnna Novak opens up about her own struggle with EDs while deconstructing what’s really on display in To The Bone, a controversial new Netflix-produced film depicting the life of a 20-year-old anorexic girl searching for answers.
Ruin Reviews in Review and Final Review
Sean Kilpatrick07.13.17
Sean Kilpatrick’s final entry in his survey of American cities in ruin, including Detroit, Atlanta, and New York City, finds him looking back upon the ruin of language.
QUICKSAND
Oliver Zarandi07.12.17
“My husband left me for a pile of bricks. I loved him for two years but we’d been married for ten.” New fiction by Oliver Zarandi.
We’re Both Just Making This Shit Up: Talking with Peter Markus and Robert Lopez
Peter Markus & Robert Lopez07.11.17
Peter Markus and Robert Lopez in conversation about their ongoing approach to craft, mutual inspiration, and their latest works, Inside My Pencil and All Back Full.
