Books, Arts, and Culture

The author announced that she would be following up her 1985 classic with a sequel, but we’re skeptical Photo by TitiNicola Margaret Atwood announced on Wednesday...

The Kennedy family © JFK Library Archive Editor’s Note: Kerri Maher is also the author of This Is Not a Writing Manual: Notes for the Young Writer in...

Country road at night © Krivosheev Vitaly/Shutterstock. Editor’s Note: James Anderson grew up in the Pacific Northwest. He is a graduate of Reed College, and received...

The things writers really want this holiday season don’t exist—yet Photo by Plush Design Studio Step away from the astronaut pen. Put down the blank book. And...

It is my experience that most people in the arts feel a kind of comfort in lacking worldly success. They fight for it, and suffer over...

It’s that time of the year—time for the best of lists! (Why were some places publishing their best of lists in October!!!) Rioters have spoken, and...

Nothing goes together quite as nicely as music and crime. Any bloody scene begs for a soundtrack. And while all books line up perfectly with some...

Fantasy manga can be remarkable. It’s a growing industry that leads to some companies rising, and others falling; Tokyopop’s story serves as a cautionary tale. And...

‘Tis the season for cheesy Hallmark-style romance movies! They’re popping up left and right (Netflix is filthy* with them) and provide a perfect distraction during the...

Halloween is long gone, but that doesn’t mean the opportunity to bathe in the creativity of fantasy makeup is gone too. Nope! The face and body...