The life of the poet-scholar A.E. Housman illuminates the social and mental compromises that must be made when society outlaws an essential part of one's very nature.
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Graphic Novel Review: ‘Major Taylor: The World’s Fastest Man’ by Frederick Noland, from Drawn+Quarterly
Follow the life of Major Taylor, the most impressive cyclist of the dawn of the 20th century, as he competes against other athletes – and racism.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Justice for the Forgotten Families of 9/11’ by Tom McMillan
The families have experienced what they describe as a kind of legal whiplash: progress followed by delay, renewed hope followed by another setback.
Read More »I Shall Be Released: New Music Releases from Thelonious Monk, Joshua Bell, Brian Lisik, Standing on the Corner, The Black Watch, and a Johnny Cash Comic Book!
Stateside in 1967, folks were tuning in and dropping out, but in Paris they were tuning in to Thelonious Monk. "Monk Live In Paris, 1967, Volume Two" hits the streets on October 9.
Read More »I Shall Be Released: Max Styler, Kimiko, a Jimmy Buffet Doc, More
The Frogs' "My Daughter The Broad," "one of the funniest albums ever made," re-emerges from the pond in expanded 2-LP form. "Only listen if you can handle scatological and taboo subjects without wincing."
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Black Box: Stories’ by Mata Kastrisiou
"What matters isn't whether you can tell a story...What matters is that you've lived a story."
Read More »Comic Review: ‘Appleguy & Beefwood’ by Cedar Van Tassel, from Drawn+Quarterly
'Appleguy & Beefwood' by Cedar Van Tassel, published by Drawn and Quarterly, offers deep thinking along with smart country jokes like a surreal Letterkenney.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Champions of Innocence: Inside the Fight Against Wrongful Convictions,’ Edited by Saul Kassin with an Introduction by John Grisham
'Champions of Innocence' introduces readers to the attorneys, forensic scientists, law professors, journalists, and exonerees who have dedicated themselves to pursuing justice for the innocent.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘The Legend of Kamui: Volume 3’ by Shirato Sanpei, from Drawn+Quarterly
As manga's readership grew older, artists like Sanpei created more mature works that kept the action and adventure of the earlier work while also including adult themes and social critique.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Grub: Why We Eat, Why It Matters and the Seven Forces That Shape Our Food’ by Lee Cadesky
Drawing in part from his experience in the insect-protein industry, Cadesky uses alternative protein and emerging food systems as part of a broader conversation.
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