If you’d rather rhyme about your money troubles than debate possible policy fixes for them, allow me to suggest Mellow Pages’ Debt Jam: a night…
Fiction Forum: Elizabeth Gaffney and René Steinke
Gaffney is the author of When the World Was Young and Metropolis, while Steinke has penned Friendswood, The Fires, and Holy Skirts. The latter’s articles…
Readings and Talks: Sex, Celebs, Centimeters, and the Southside
Things are getting hot and heavy at this week’s upcoming readings and talks, with historical badass battles, fictional prostitutes, sexy sex-ed films, and a look…
Spymaster Secrets, Library Porn, and Broad City-Style Comedy
This week’s talks and readings: some heavy stuff, ending in laughs. Wednesday, July 30 The Gatekeepers Screening When The Gatekeepers was first released in 2012, NY Times…
A Zine Fest, a Torture Talk, and Mommy’s Dating Life in Graphic Novel Form
From zines to graphic novels, poetry to ethical treatises on torture, this week’s talks and readings have you covered. Friday, July 25 Pete’s Mini Zine Fest…
Readings and Talks: Post-Apocalyptic Pregnancy, Kafkaesque Erotica, and More
Wise-up about the underlying structures of the Israel-Palestine conflict, lust in the style of Kafka, and hear about California’s (fictional) dystopian future at this week’s worthy readings and talks. …
Abdi Nazemian and The Walk-in Closet
As a gay American-Iranian, Abdi Nazemian couldn’t escape the feeling that his viewpoint was not one oft-represented in popular culture. His debut novel,The Walk-In Closet,…
Sugar Slaves, Suicidal Starlets, and Space-Age Pleasure Parks
It’s almost time for pig roasts and kiddie pools, but that’s no reason to lose your intellectual edge entirely. Here’s our weekly rundown of readings…