PLANET OF PERIL (51)

How did Tombstone become the mascot of the San Francisco Press Club?

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By Lynn Peril

MEDIA DIET

Annalee Newitz on: paperbacks, “Interview with the Vampire,” 404Media.

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By Annalee Newitz

09th
Nov

Ti-Grace Atkinson

On September 23, 1969, a group of women, conspicuous among them a tall, patrician blonde, handed out mimeographed leaflets to passersby and newlyweds alike...
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By Lynn Peril

08th
Nov

Winds of Magic (9): Endless Rhapsody

If Queen had not existed, it would by no means have been necessary to invent them. Sweaty old 1973, the year of their debut...
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By James Parker

08th
Nov

Parker Posey

Her acting career has garnered PARKER POSEY (born 1968) the moniker “Queen of the Indies,” but she deserves an upgrade. In the fantasy life...
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By Joe Alterio

07th
Nov

Reverse-engineering the book

As a child, John Carrera was fascinated by the trove of yellowing pages of Webster’s Pictorial Dictionary he found beneath his grandfather’s chair. As...
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By Matthew Battles

07th
Nov

Albert Camus

In a 1945 essay, the French-Jewish author, philosopher, and journalist ALBERT CAMUS (1913-60) asked, “What is a man who revolts?” His answer: “First of...
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By Joshua Glenn

06th
Nov

The Book is a Weapon (7)

Gregory Green’s Book Bomb #8 (1994). From the artist’s gallery’s website: Since the mid-1980’s Gregory Green has created performances and artworks exploring the evolution...
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By HILOBROW

06th
Nov

Robert Musil

What do you do when you’re ROBERT MUSIL (1880-1942), when you’ve been nominated for a Nobel prize, when you live in abject poverty because...
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By Peggy Nelson

05th
Nov

R+M (5): CHICKEN, ORCHID, CHAMPAGNE

Robot: Chicken, Orchid, Champagne — by Matt Rebholz *** Robots and Monsters, a website that swaps custom-designed cartoons and pop art in exchange for...
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By Joe Alterio