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The Hidden Connections in Stephen King’s Universe

By Gem Seddon

August 12, 2014

It, Mr. Mercedes, The Dead Zone — they’re all connected.

Bret Easton Ellis’s Podcast is a Must-Listen

By Erin Clifford

August 12, 2014

The controversial author discusses everything from screenwriting to Sex and the City with everyone from Chuck Klosterman to Kanye West.

What was the Federal Writers' Project?

By Christine Venzon

August 12, 2014

Richard Wright, John Cheever and Zora Neale Hurston were all employed by the short-lived, though influential government program.

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Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.