At Hazlitt, Masha Gessen was interviewed about Pussy Riot.

Lauren Beck interviewed The Men on the eve of the release of their new album, Tomorrow’s Hits.

Teju Cole on the poems of Derek Walcott.

Talking Japanese crime novels at The New Inquiry.

At The Stranger, Paul Constant presents a guide to literary Seattle.

At The Paris Review, thoughts on how dandies gave rise to selfies.

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