“The result is as intricate and beautiful as a ballet.” Constance Grady on Zadie Smith’s Swing Time.

At CLRVYNT, musicians react to last week’s election.

There’s an excerpt from Warren Ellis’s Normal at io9.

Some literary recommendations from Nicole Dennis-Benn, perhaps?

Jayson Greene on new music by A Tribe Called Quest.

There’s a powerful new essay by Zoë Ruiz at The Millions.

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