At TNR, Bijan Stephen wrote about Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me.

“In that sense, Sphinx is the opposite of an Oulipian text: the linguistic ‘constraint’ is actually a prison break.” Lauren Elkin on Anne Garréta’s Sphinx.

At The Hairpin: Alexandra Molotkow on Kim Fowley.

Ben Marcus was interviewed at Flavorwire.

BuzzFeed has debuted the cover of Molly Crabapple’s forthcoming memoir.

Pitchfork has new writing from Zachary Lipez: “What To Do When Your Song Is Used By A Republican Candidate.”

Grant Morrison is taking over editing Heavy Metal.

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