Books
What Makes Gainesville So Punk?
A new book explores the sleepy uni town that incubated talents like Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! and Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music.
The Future of Sex Is Orgy Domes
We spoke to Emily Witt about her brilliant new book 'Future Sex', which takes on cultural myths around sexuality and sexual experimentation with a serious, radical eye.
Why Do All Women's Books Have the Exact Same Cover?
I asked a psychologist why "Drowning in a Dress" and "Butterfly in a Jar" are used to sell books to women.
My Search for the Muslim Terrorists Who Kidnapped My Dad
Months before I was born, my father was kidnapped at gunpoint in Beirut.
How Stephen King Made Pop Culture Weird
The prolific author, who just turned 69, is responsible for making your movies and TV shows eerie and your books bizarre.
How Tupac and Biggie Went from Friends to Deadly Rivals
Tupac declined Biggie's offer to manage his career. "Nah, stay with Puff," he told Biggie. "He will make you a star."
Jenkem Is Making Skateboarding Fun Again
Jenkem is a throwback to those simpler days when we could all laugh at ourselves and know that, like most things, at its heart skateboarding is so very, very stupid.
The Joys and Dangers of Walking While Black
We spoke to Garnette Cadogan, whose brilliant essay in 'The Fire This Time' shows how walking is yet another arena where a black person must tread carefully.
The Surprising Number of Middle-Aged White Men Who Think About Faking Their Own Deaths
In Elizabeth Greenwood's latest book, 'Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud' we learn about the cottage industry that's cropped up around "pseudocide".
Oh, Good, Now There Is Brexit Erotica
The new e-book, 'Pounded by the Pound,' imagines a steamy, post-Brexit hellscape starring a guy and his giant, living British Pound coin companion.
Are Women More Susceptible to Cults?
Emma Cline's hot debut novel 'The Girls' explores the phenomenon of young women opting out of society and into cult-like groups such as the Manson Family
I Wrote a Children's Book That Was Rated Too Nasty for Kids
Who would've thought that a children's book called 'NASTYbook' would be deemed too disgusting and inappropriate for kids?