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The Books You Read in Public vs. Private

By Freddie Moore

September 12, 2014

Let’s be real: No one wants to get caught reading Fifty Shades of Grey on the subway.

Movie Adaptations: the Good, the Bad & "The Bonfire"

By Christine Nieland

January 23, 2013

I was completely absorbed in the latest Anna Karenina — until the blond, curly-haired girlyman Vronsky showed up. Like just about everybody, I've had my loves and frustrations with the film versions of beloved books. Let me share some of them with you.

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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.