Kate Walbert shared some book recommendations at Bookmarks.

At The New Yorker, Doreen St. Félix wrote about the music of Aretha Franklin.

The winners of this year’s Hugo Awards have been announced.

Kristi Coulter created a playlist for her new essay collection at Largehearted Boy.

The Quietus delved into the Whitney’s new David Wojnarowicz retrospective.

Noisey revisited the music of The Long Blondes.

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