May 2012
Dispatches from the E-Reader Wars
Amazon vs. Barnes and Noble vs. Apple. The E-Reader Wars are heating up.
Steve Hughes, Washed in Dirt
For a decade and a half, Steve Hughes has published Stupor, a zine that chronicles life in the age of diminished expectations. The newest issue was done in collaboration with international art star (and Björk main squeeze) Matthew Barney.
Maurice Sendak: A Fable-Maker for Our Times
The 20th century did its best to dismantle innocence and inflict ideologically based suffering on children so as to darken human psychology for generations to come. Sendak dealt in honesty to make sense of bleak legacies.
Maurice Sendak and the Middle School Wild Things
This kid in my class was only 11, but there was a sort of world-weariness about him. Life was tough. Where the Wild Things Are reminded him of his former innocence, even as it spoke to his inner fierceness.
April 2012
Young Writers Explore Online Community
The idea is simple: to create a space for young writers to share work and get feedback, all as part of a community. “Figment,” explains Lewis, “is a user-generated platform. It’s essential that our users feel a sense of ownership.”
Coloring Outside the Lines: The History of American Graffiti
Who cares about kids spraying gibberish on New York City trains in the '80s? That’s the question some would ask. Counter-culture historians and art critics, that's who.
Leonard Mlodinow Makes His Message Perfectly Clear
His success as a solo author has also led to some impressive partnerships in recent years. Mlodinow’s the guy who made scientific visionary Stephen Hawking more accessible — after Hawking read “Euclid’s Window,” he wanted to work with Mlodinow.
T.C. Boyle’s Notes Join Mailer’s and DeLillo’s
T.C. Boyle has an uncommon three-sided gift: He makes bestseller lists, publishes esteemed literary fiction, and is a consistently prolific author.
E-book Overkill: Justice Trustbusters Should’ve Left Apple and Book Publishers Alone
Rather than Justice’s meddling, we consumers have a much more effective tool against companies that charge a price we don’t like: Don’t buy the product.
Is That a Boy or a Girl? Jo B. Paoletti’s ‘Pink and Blue’
When did pink become the de facto girls’ color, anyway?
