“I was in the presence of one of the most gifted public speakers I have ever had the pleasure to witness.” The Portland Tribune on Mitchell S. Jackson.

This year’s PEN/Hemingway Award has been announced.

When smart critics converse: Michaelangelo Matos interviewed Robert Christgau.

The New York Times on Brazenhead Books.

The AV Club has an oral history of UHF.

At The Dissolve: revisiting three early Errol Morris films.

Swans discussed new music with the Village Voice.

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