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RIP Hemayel Martina – Poet and Child of Curaçao
One month before he died, Hemayel Martina gave me a copy of his debut poetry collection. We were living in South Africa and had known each other for only a day when he gave me Worried Ancestor Rest In...
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Optimism Against All Logic – Nonfiction by Gina Myers
Sagnasty! After the two minute Super Bowl commercial that featured Eminem driving through Detroit in a Chrysler, my Facebook newsfeed blew up with status updates from my Michigander friends, both...
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May Day
What you are about to read does not represent my best work. I will not edit it. I will not rearrange the paragraphs. I will not check it for spelling errors. I will not do any of these things...
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Ugly Guys Try Harder – Why Not To Date A German Nurse
Dream Date? I was reluctant when my hairstylist wanted to set me up with another one of her customers: a tall, blonde, gorgeous, German nurse. I’ve been on a lot of bad dates, like the one where I sat...
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Words & Pictures (for sub-literates): A Review of Asterios Polyp
”The argument goes like this: Words are good. You can win the Nobel Prize for words. Pictures! Pictures are good. They hang in a museum. BUT, if you combine words and pictures you’re...
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Words & Pictures (for sub-literates): A Review of Pyongyang
PYONGYANG, by Guy Delise “Our Father is Marshall Kim Il-Sung. Our abode is the bosom of the Party. We are brothers and sisters.” The above is a poem read to Guy Delise by a student in The Children’s...
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Words & Pictures (for sub-literates): A Review of Alan Moore’s Promethea
Promethea, by Alan Moore & J.H. Williams III Alan Moore is widely considered to be the greatest writer in the history of comic books. For people like me, graphic evangelists, it is Moore we most...
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Our Dreams are Corporate Owned
In 2009, Marvel Comics was aquired by Disney. DC Comics has been owned by Time-Warner since 1967. In other words, Superman is a corporate trademark. As is Batman, Wonder Woman, Spiderman, Wolverine...
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Up in the Sky, Down in the Shadows: Batman, Superman, and America
The following is an excerpt from Jared Thomas’s upcoming book, Up in the Sky, Down in the Shadows: What Batman & Superman Can Tell Us About the American Spirit. Read more from Mr. Thomas here....
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Out of Cape Cod Tonight: An Interview with Khaliah Williams
Last week, we published Khaliah Williams’ What the Bay Broke, a somber short story about summer spouse swapping in Cape Cod. After its publication, we chatted with Williams via email about the...
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I Kind of Heart New York
My fear of romantic commitment has been well hashed-over by my friends, family, and ex-boyfriends. But the commitment that’s been hardest for me to make is one to New York, despite the fact that I’ve...
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你好, Hello, Shalom: Bikes, Beer, and Baozi in Beijing
[The first in a series of travel essays from China, New York, and Israel] The Airport Express elevated train flies past the stagnant Tuesday evening traffic and I’m welcomed to the city by the...
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你好, Hello, Shalom: Beijing Nightlife
[The second in a series of travel essays from China, New York, and Israel] While it was raining when my plane landed in Beijing, it was in the 70s and sunny most of the next two weeks. I was staying on...
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Frontier Psychiatrist: The Best of 2012
Happy New Year! Before we raise our glasses to 2013 and sing “Auld Lang Syne” with Andrew Bird or Sufjan Stevens, allow us to reflect on 2012. Whether you’re a regular, occasional, or first time reader...
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Chicago Humanities Festival Preview, Ben Marcus Interview
BY ANDREW HERTZBERGOnce again, the Chicago Humanities Festival has arrived, celebrating its 25th anniversary. Last year, I went to five events exploring the topic of Animals, through lectures on...
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