PRETENTIOUS MACHO THEATER BY R. JOHN XERXES: Rediscovering the early-model absurdist Steve Martin
MOONY HABITATIONS BY LEILANI CLARK: On a short zine tour, Leilani rediscovers the charms of DIY publishing
A PHOTO ESSAY BY SCOTT MACDONALD: How people interact with and affect the wild beauty of Yosemite.
THE SCHEME OF SPACES BY LYNETTE D’AMICO: The Hebrew word eruv means “mixture” or “joining together,” as in the joining together of public and private space.
A FINE LINE BY CAT JOHNSON: What is it that compels the mind of a collector?
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROSEY LAKOS: Images from the set of the film One Way Home
SIMPLICITIES BY JANINA LARENAS: Late summer is the prime time for fresh fruit
ART CAN’T HURT YOU BY LAURA M. BROWNING: Investigating the impenetrable blackness of Miroslaw Balka’s “How It Is”
BY DR. CHANDA PRESCOD-WEINSTEIN: Considering the next ten years of astronomy
BY LEVI FULLER: Taking a wary look at the art for new albums by Dondria, Doro, Lissie, Nils and Wason
BY JEANETTE WYCHE: An interview with the fashion designer and boutique owner
MOONY HABITATIONS BY LEILANI CLARK: Probing Erik Davis’s Visionary State of California and the notion of the “Divine Winery”
A FINE LINE BY CAT JOHNSON: A tribute to music’s most enduring symbol
THE SCHEME OF SPACES BY LYNETTE D’AMICO: What do you think of when you think of Italian?
ART CAN’T HURT YOU BY LAURA M. BROWNING: A public work of art proves to be unexpectedly disconcerting
BY LELAND CHEUK: A fiction writer walks onto a stand-up open mic stage…
SIMPLICITIES BY JANINA A. LARENAS: Everything is fair game in an infusion
PRESSING ISSUES BY LAURA PEARSON: W.S. Merwin, Lynda Barry, I Write Like, the Tin House controversy, Chicago’s Printers Ball, and more
RECORDS BY THEIR COVERS BY LEVI FULLER: Setting ‘em up and knocking ‘em down
PRETENTIOUS MACHO THEATER BY R. JOHN XERXES: Remembering Harvey Pekar, warts and all
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