Molly Crabapple talked with Talking Points Memo about her visit to Guantanamo Bay. (For those eager to read more from Crabapple, her recent interview with Warren Ellis is also fantastic.)

Teju Cole has a dispatch from Lagos at The Book Bench.

The Paris Review looked at the writings of noted surrealist Leonora Carrington.

Here’s what Chicago saxophonist Ken Vandermark is listening to these days.

Juliet Escoria wrote about writing her first book. And while you’re at it, you might also be interested in reading her Sunday Story.

A look back at art writers’ recent A Day For Detroit.

Hazlitt takes you inside the world of artisanal pickles.

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