Claudia Rankine was interviewed at BuzzFeed.

Jes Skolnik wrote about new music from Protomartyr.

Justin Taylor shared his book tour playlist.

Katy Henriksen interviewed Courtney Barnett.

Maria Sherman makes the case for the importance of Halsey.

Rob Hart wrote about balancing writing and parenting.

Checking in with Grant Morrison about his plans for Heavy Metal.

At the New Yorker: hanging out with Lovecraft aficionados.

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