Fiction
We Asked a Dominatrix to Review Some of this Year's Worst Sex Writing
A quick sample: "I entered her. Not only my prick, but the whole of me entered her, into her guts, into her darkness."
The Origins of an Impostor: JT LeRoy's First Story
Read the first story written by the pseudonymous author who scandalized the literary establishment.
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
An Exclusive First Look Inside Emma Cline's 'The Girls'
Read an excerpt from Cline's mesmerizing debut novel about about teenage girls in a free love commune cult in 1969.
VICE Fiction: When Wendi Met Vlad
"Wendi's nostrils widen and her mouth fills involuntarily with saliva. She spots him immediately. Illuminated by the depressing light of the Wimpy menu board is Vladimir Putin..."
A Group of Writers in Brussels Were Discussing How to Deal with Terror While the City Was Under Attack
I got in touch with writer Andrey Kurkov to find out how those guys viewed the Brussels attacks and how the rest of their time together was spent.
Umberto Eco Taught the World How to Think About Conspiracies and Fascism
The great Italian novelist passed away Friday, but his lessons on fascism, whodunits, and deep-dive erudition remain.
'The Yellow River': Fiction by Jake Hooker
In this debut short story, a journalist, a photographer, and an interpreter travel through western China, and come across the ritual of minghun: marriage after death.
I Traveled to My Gaming Worlds In Real Life
I finally got to visit the fictional places that helped me out as a socially awkward little kid. And it was awesome.
'The Rape Of Dina' by Gabriel Krauze
An original short story about murder, revenge and the supernatural on a London estate.