Staff Picks: Henry Darger’s Room, Shelley’s Ghost
Henry Darger, Study of a Vivian Girl with Doll, mid-twentieth century, watercolor, carbon tracing, and pencil on paper, 12 x 9 inches. Courtesy of the American Folk Art Museum. “The dustbin of history...
View ArticleWhat We’re Loving: YA, Sci-Fi, Street Art, and Zweig
Galvanized by the interview with Ursula Le Guin in our current issue, and recalling my love for her first three Earthsea books, I’ve embarked upon the second set in the series, which she began nearly...
View ArticleStranger than Fiction: An Interview with Tom Bissell
Ten years ago, Tommy Wiseau produced, wrote, directed, and starred in one of the best worst movies of all time. The Room, a six million dollar endeavor, was conceived as a “Tennessee Williams-like”...
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Artistin, 1910. I’m changing. I have the right, don’t I? People are changing all the time. I have to think about my future. What’s it to you? —The Room Lisa’s right: you’re never...
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