Ambrose Bierce was born on this day in 1842. And on this day in 1935, Terry Riley was also born.

Scott Esposito has many things to say about A.G. Porta’s intricately-plotted The No World Concerto.

Talking Eleanor & Park at The Rumpus.

At Hazlitt: thoughts on empathy, The Bling Ring, and celebrity culture.

We’re very excited to hear that Future Tense will be releasing an expanded edition of Gary Lutz’s Partial List of People to Bleach.

Impose talked with Jesse Lortz of Case Studies.

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