The good folks over at the British Library, bless their hearts, are having a substantial exhibit that starts today on science fiction—Out of this World: Science Fiction but not as you know […]
Albums you should listen to: Are We Dead Yet? by Starlight Drive
Jared Featherstone is developing a long history as a musical artist, first as a member of D.C. indie darlings Washington Social Club, and more recently as leader of Starlight Drive, a project […]
On Richard Pryor: It was something he said
The great medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer created timeless characters in his Canterbury Tales; archetypal personalities such as the Wife of Bath and the Miller endure to this day. Through them Chaucer could […]
Mike Keefe, S&R contributor, scores a Pulitzer
Congratulations to Denver’s own Mike Keefe for winning the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. It’s a well-deserved accolade; Mike is one of the best in the business and has been for […]
Two and a half cheers for World Book Night
So Saturday was World Book Night. It was actually an all day thing for most of us, and really started Friday night at Trafalgar Square. This was a big deal—giving a million […]
SciFi day at Imperial College
So on Saturday I wandered over to Imperial College, because the student science fiction association was putting on its annual fest, Picocon, complete with invited writers. And I really wanted to hear […]
Remembering Edward Said
The recent popular democratic movements in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa would have delighted the late Edward Said, although he would also be properly appalled by the […]
The difference between the almost-right word and the right word is really a large matter with Twain's Huck Finn
Mark Twain is rolling over in his grave. I should know: he’s buried not too far from where I live. NewSouth books has announced that it will publish a censored version of […]
Review: The Box by Günter Grass
Part fiction, part memoir, Günter Grass’s The Box is an account of the Nobel laureate’s personal life as told by his eight grown children. The Box has been billed as a sequel […]
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