October 21, 2014
From defunct dive bars to reincarnated cafes, follow the footsteps of the Beat writer through the Big Apple.
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From defunct dive bars to reincarnated cafes, follow the footsteps of the Beat writer through the Big Apple.
Read MoreLed by a dream to the Italian writer’s novel; led by the novel back to reality.
Read MoreAnthony D’Amato’s new album, The Shipwreck from the Shore, brings back a sound thought lost.
Read MoreBeginning in Brooklyn and branching off around the world, Andrew Beccone’s eclectic library is making art out of outdated books.
Read MoreSixty-one years ago today, during the summer of 1953, Plath was found after attempting suicide for the first time. And it was shaping up to be such a good year ….
Read MoreA stranger reading Trimalchio on the subway seemingly opens up the doors to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s New York.
Read MoreAs cosmic as H. P. Lovecraft’s thoughts often were, New England and his home city of Providence, Rhode Island influenced his fiction just as much as his imagination.
Read MoreDuring a decade in prison, Spike missed the memo that punk had died. Now he's out, reviving his band and playing shows in Tompkins Square Park like CBGB never closed down.
Read MoreMark Twain in Boston, Ayn Rand in New York, Henry Miller in Los Angeles — whether they hated it there or loved it dearly, these authors had a lot to say about U.S. metropolises.
Read MoreNew York, Wichita, Los Angeles — celebrate James Joyce’s Ulysses regardless of where you are.
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