‘Mank’ in the Tank
David Fincher’s Old Hollywood movie is a pretentious snooze
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Writers
Twitter Tries to Curb Cazzie David
Larry David’s daughter’s memoir is bad, but not all bad
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Target Pulls Anti-Trans Book from Shelves
Supporters of author Abigail Shrier decry the store’s censorship
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Channelling the Unknowable
An interview with Ramsey Campbell, the modern master of weird fiction
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The Distorted Mirrors of Nicole Krauss
A gifted writer perceptive about so many things–except her own class privilege
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Houellebecq Strikes Again
France’s most controversial writer has new book out as nation reels
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The Strange Fate of Jordan Peterson
As the Canadian philosopher gradually emerges from his semi-coma, will society still have use for him?
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Travel is a Disaster
An interview with ‘Disaster Tourist’ author Yun Ko-eun (and her translator)
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Quoth ‘The Raven’
An interview with horror writer Jonathan Janz
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Jordan Marie Green Plays with ‘Fire’
Another YA author pulls book after criticism about cultural representation
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Dennis Cooper and the Book of the Moving Image
When it comes to the gif novel, Cooper is a force of one
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‘Jack Kirby: the Epic Life of the King of Comics’
Tom Scioli’s graphic novel gives the master his due
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Pete Hamill, RIP
Memories and mysteries of one of the greatest American journalists
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Daniel Kraus Digs into the World of ‘The Living Dead’
The bestselling author discusses his epic collaboration with George Romero
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‘Papa’ Was A Rolling Stone
A birthday appreciation of Ernest Hemingway, whose work has relevance in today’s pandemic
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