Daniel Cohen, RIP
Trivia genius and invaluable contributor to our publication and podcast has passed away at age 40
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CREATORS
The Persecution of Yang Hengjun: Where’s the Global Outrage?
Imprisoned Australian-Chinese writer’s health has taken a severe turn for the worse, but not many in the literary community seem to care
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Alan Dean Foster: The BFG Interview
We speak to the longtime prolific science fiction writer about A.I., the Hollywood strikes, and whether or not Ray Bradbury actually is “the greatest sci-fi writer in history”.
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We Lost a Lot More Than William Friedkin Yesterday
A way of making movies, and thinking about movies, is vanishing
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Elegy for the Publishing Industry
Recent wave of editorial layoffs reminds us that the book world we loved is gone
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Milan Kundera, RIP
The world has lost a brilliant satirist and a champion of intellectual freedom
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The Enigma of Régis Debray
The French intellectual who ran around with left-wing insurgents and knew many famous writers looks back on his life
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The Best of Alan Arkin
Clips from the long and excellent career of one of our best character actors, who passed away last week
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Abdi Nazemian: The BFG Interview
Queer author and film producer opens up about his experiences to a fellow Iranian-American
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The Devil and Ezra Miller
The troubling timeline of DC’s current marquee superhero star
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Cormac McCarthy Is Dead
A poet of violence and horror goes peacefully into the sunset
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Michel Houellebecq, Accidental Porn Star
A breakdown of the French author’s latest controversy, plus a rare English-language review of his new work
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Considering Martin Amis
Revisiting the literary legacy of a gadfly and provocateur
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Lessons From Milan Kundera
The Cold War is still with us in a HarperCollins reissue of essential essays by the Czech writer
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Everything That’s Wrong With The Rock
What can we say except ‘no, thank you’?
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