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Thurston Moore Is Putting Out Necrobutcher's Black Metal Book, 'The Death Archives'
Read an exclusive excerpt, in which a young Mayhem gets a crucified mouse in the mail.
Amateur Astronomers Are Sharing the Brilliant Arctic Aurora With the World
Why Canada's Arctic has the world's best Northern Lights
How the ZX Spectrum Helped Make the 80s Video Gaming’s Most Creative Decade
In this excerpt from the new book "Electronic Dreams," we learn how the Speccy changed the video gaming landscape forever.
It's Time to Accept Video Games As Art
Matt Sainsbury's new book, Game Art, makes the argument that it's time for the general public to recognize video games as a valid form of art.
How 'Skyrim' Comforted a Man While His Wife Was in the Hospital
Read an excerpt from Simon Parkin’s new book, "Death by Video Game: Tales of Obsession from the Virtual Frontline."
How to Build an Independent Video Game Studio
An exclusive excerpt from the forthcoming book, "Independent By Design"
Bosse-De-Nage Has Raised the Art of Metal Lyrics to A Whole New Level (And Their New Album Rips, Too)
Stream a new track and read an exclusive excerpt from vocalist/lyricist Bryan Manning's forthcoming book, 'The Sinking House.'
Evil Sponge Bob and Satan: Inside a Guantanamo Bay Prison Riot
In this excerpt from his book Murder at Camp Delta, former Guantanamo guard Joseph Hickman describes putting down a prisoner riot — and how he earned the nickname "Satan."
An Excerpt from John Darnielle's 'Wolf in White Van'
John Darnielle, best known as the guy behind the Mountain Goats, just came out with a book about a dude with a fucked-up face who runs role-playing games by mail. It's pretty good!
Using One Mass Medium to Indict Another: Paddy Chayefsky and 'Network'
The prophetic and profane 1976 classic 'Network' predicted a morally bankrupt media landscape that looks awfully familiar today.