Admiration Journey by JONATHAN TAYLOR
Thomas Bernhard’s house in Austria is a true fiction that reflects the
fictionalized truth of his best novels.
The Two Jameses: Political lessons from an artist who used to be a gangster, and a political
philosopher who exploits market weakness for a living.
Voyage to the Poles (with Mom), part 1 by SCOTT BROWNING
Battling depression, chronic bronchitis, and psychic vertigo on possibly the first-ever mother-son voyage to the North Pole
Voyage to the Poles (with Mom), part 2 JAMES BROWNING
Ha Jin, J. D. Salinger in Spanish, and other things to take one’s mind off
of the sublime Antarctic void.
Namejacking by PAUL COLLINS
Several prime examples of an old species of literary fungi
Stuff I’ve Been Reading by NICK HORNBY
Schema: Polar Literature GREG LARSON & MAXWELL KLINGER
Stephen Burt on Katie Degentesh, Ross Simonini on Derek White, Peter Bebergal on Carol Emshwiller,
Christine Lagorio on Peter Rushforth, Steve Almond on Stephen Elliott, Milton L. Welch on Inger Christensen
The Dance of Hands by ROD O’CONNOR
The theory, practice, and spectacle of the game of “rock paper scissors.”
Mira Nair interviewed by DAPHNE BEAL
The Indian-born maker of vital, swirling films prefers wearing her heart on her sleeve to sentimentality.
Michael Pollan interviewed by BENJAMIN R. COHEN
“If you want to make people realize they have a stake in the natural world,
food is a really good way to do that.”
Sedaratives by JANEANE GAROFALO
Brenda Dunne interviewed by SUZANNE SNIDER
For nearly thirty years, Brenda Dunne and Princeton University’s PEAR laboratory have been taking telepathy incredibly seriously.
Scott McCloud interviewed by HILLARY CHUTE
Nobody picks a comic up off the stands and gasps in admiration at all the unnecessary panels that were left out.
