Sofia Samatar on the evocative power of language.

The finalists for this year’s NYPL Young Lions have been announced.

There’s a new issue of Midnight Breakfast, featuring work from T. Kira Madden, Ravi Mangla, and more.

The Cut has a number of pages from issues of Slash from the 1970s. In other words: vintage LA punk.

At Slate: making the case for Archer.

Checking in with artist Lesley Flanagan at Impose.

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