At BOMB, thoughts on John Haskell’s The Complete Ballet.

NPR talked with Protomartyr about their new album.

At Open City, a look at the formation and activities of Queens’s Pilipinx American Library.

There’s an excerpt from Masha Gessen’s new book at BuzzFeed.

Jay Slayton-Joslin looked back at Dennis Cooper’s novel The Sluts.

At the Star Tribune, exploring the history of The Replacements’ first live album.

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