Reading A.M. Homes on George Plimpton will start your day off the right way.

What do Sun Ra, Daft Punk and Kiss all have in common? They’re all on this list of the 11 greatest scifi bands.

That time Adrienne Rich turned down the National Medal of Arts.

Sheila Heti talks about writing books for kids.

When Andy Warhol got rejected.

President Truman had really good taste in shoes.

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