Occasionally Random

In an interview with Hyperallergic, the artist known for his "Flood Room" paintings compares his decades-long practice to "the need for food

First Attempt I stumbled across a delightful 4chan post a few weeks ago. It read: “basically every trans book I’ve read felt like the author

Between 1950 and 1965, steamy novels about lesbian relationships, marketed to men, inadvertently offered closeted women much-needed represen

In Emily LaBarge’s new memoir, trauma’s intensity and unknowable nature impel her to try to communicate it.

If you want a perch from which to observe the circadian train wreck of modern industrial society, you could do worse than a corner booth in

Horror is having a moment, and femgore is a huge part of it. But what is femgore, and why is everyone talking about it?

Hannah Thurman’s Mercy Hill, is an emotionally nuanced coming-of-age story set within the confines of an aging mental institution in Raleigh

They’re no longer just for frat parties — they’re an art form (that will still get you drunk)

People have been debating the invention of the novel forever. For some, the first novel was the 11th Century Japanese Tale of Genji by Muras

“Richard, she can’t stop looking at you,” my mom said, with a big silly grin. After only three months, my father was back in my life. And it

Early on as a writer, I must have internalized the phrase “write what you know” and not looked back. My characters always seem to end up as

Barry Windsor-Smith was one of the most popular creators at Marvel Comics. Part of his popularity was due to his style. His comics did not l

When I consider my father, who disappeared almost entirely from my life in my infancy, I think of what I don’t know. I don’t remember his ha