The Year in Literary Backlash

Move over SoulCycle. There’s a new overpriced boutique fitness class in town.

Mastering the Art of Stoned Cooking

The Case of the Disappearing Black Detective Novel

This is what it’s like to look just like John Lennon.

“Flaubert called himself a human pen; I would say that I am a human ear.”

What Would a Real Freelancer’s Union Look Like?

Another “great books” poll boringly confirms the dominance of Middlemarch.

Orson Welles’s Forgotten Christmas Classic

Ava DuVernay, director of the Academy Award-nominated Selma, is now a Barbie doll.

The 2016 Grammys will pit Taylor Swift against Kendrick Lamar, while Adele is nowhere to be found.

Professional Fictions

Is this the best bowl of ramen in Tokyo?

Why Hitler was a big fan of porcelain.

Barnes & Noble wants to be a “lifestyle brand,” not a bookstore.

RIP Scott Weiland.

The children have become sophisticated media consumers.

Rebel Without A Pause

Put The Girl in Danger!

“The New Normal Is Happy Sorrow”