Highlights from Margaret Atwood’s Reddit AMA.

Abraham Riesman on the unlikely comeback of Valiant Comics.

Scenes from The Media’s 50th issue celebration at Silent Barn.

At Pitchfork, thoughts on Flying Lotus, PC Music, excess, and mortality.

At Entropy, notes on Kate Bernheimer’s How a Mother Weaned Her Girl from Fairy Tales.

Jillian Mapes has selected some of the high points of the year in music writing.

Noah Cicero on Andrew Worthington’s Walls.

Thoughts on the new Tarwater album at Dusted.

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