Drama King
Evidently, one has many experiences as an actor that are incommunicable, or at least not directly communicated. But this is not so isolating as it may seem. Pacino has come…
My Brilliant Frenemy
The contentious bond between Joan Didion and Eve Babitz
A New Hurston’s “Incomplete” Truths
Many writers have wondered, when embarking on a new project, what might happen should Fate intervene and prevent them from finishing. This isn’t the most pleasant thought, however, and for…
Autism is Not a Disease – review
Despite some shortcomings, Jodie Hare’s book is an invaluable introduction to neurodiversity as a liberatory movement writes Beauty Dhlamini
Preaching to the Perverted by James Bennett
Horror can be a source of release - our fears, our anger at the world’s injustices and also our hopes - to be seen, understood and accepted for who we…
9 Books About Being Unemployed and Underemployed – Electric Literature
Elizabeth Gonzalez James, author of "Mona at Sea," recommends stories about struggling under capitalism. {read}
Why Are Men So bad at writing sex?
Male authors dominate the Bad Sex in Fiction awards, and it’s no coincidence
In “Body Horror,” Anne Elizabeth Moore Examines How Consumer Feminism Is Failing Us — and Is Itself Failing
Just a month ago, in March, an exposé on the cheeky (sorry) period-underwear brand Thinx (by Hilary George-Parkin for Racked) sent a certain group of the feminist mainstream — young,…
In “Body Horror,” Anne Elizabeth Moore Examines How Consumer Feminism Is Failing Us — and Is Itself Failing
The collection appears to jump at random from interest to interest — within four essays, she goes from discussing the birth of Standard Time, to revenge-fantasy horror movies, to snake…
Your Silence Will Not Protect You by Audre Lorde review – prophetic and necessary
The black lesbian feminist writer and poet, who died 25 years ago, is better known than ever, her words often quoted in books and on social media {read}