Marie-Helene Bertino was interviewed at The Brooklyn Rail.

At Slate, Chris Molanphy looks at pop music and the 1%.

Rosie Schaap makes the case for highballs.

Rookie has put together a list of great books about friendship.

Tin House has new fiction from Elliott Holt.

At The Hairpin, writers discuss imposter syndrome.

Henry Plotnick is an acclaimed minimalist composer; he is also 13.

The Dissolve has a look at superhero politics.

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