2023 - To Read

Some of the power of math lies in the very fact that it’s made up.

The duo, otherwise known as Karenn, will release their first full-length effort through Thrill Jockey in February

See the world through the eyes of a horse — or a cake pan. Non-human main characters can provide readers with fresh insights.

A version of this essay first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. For much of my life, I equated traveling to foreign cities with glamour, money, adventure, and independ…

Imagine our world without writing. No pencils, no pens, no paper, no grocery lists. No chalkboards, typewriters or printing-presses, no letters or books. No computers or word-processors, no e-mail …

Dream Scenario, the new film from Kristoffer Borgli, sports a premise so clever and exciting that it seems almost impossible to live up to or make good on as a fully realized film. Sometimes ideas …

The most complete maps we have of the ocean floor lag far behind the maps we have of the moon.

Cal Revely-Calder finds much to appreciate, and more to decry, in Omar Kholeif’s “Internet_Art: From the Birth of the Web to the Rise of NFTs.”...

First Draft: A Dialogue of Writing is a weekly show featuring in-depth interviews with fiction, nonfiction, essay writers, and poets, highlighting the voices of writers as they discuss their work, …

Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers is currently in its fourth year. We are a weekly podcast for writers craving a unique blend of inspiration and real talk about the ups and downs of the …

The nonagenarian, whose vast uniform portfolio includes McDonald’s and FedEx, inspects new work for the Central Park Conservancy and for Bryant Park’s bathroom attendants.

Borrow the same technique that produced McDonald’s, the Hawaiian pizza, the Beatles’ greatest hits, and Shakespeare’s rhetorical flair.

He co-created one of TV’s funniest shows. He still felt like a failure in his 30s. This is comedian Neal Brennan’s story about conquering toxic self-talk.

The Santa Fe Institute is a cradle of modern research. Our host Kmele meets some of the brilliant minds who work there.

The artist and musician uses machine learning to make strange, playful work. She also advocates for artists’ autonomy in a world shaped by A.I.

Spring 2008: I thought I finally had my life figured out. For months, I had been looking for a job—any job—and then I got one. I was hired to bartend at an upmarket restaurant in Harvard Square. Th…

In the last 38 days, more than 11,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. Another 190 have been killed by Israeli army fire and settler violence in the West Bank. Tens of t…

Your brain is not an obsolete piece of technology. Once properly trained for learning, it’s your ticket to navigating the AI landscape.

Read Ben Cardew’s review of the album.

Eamonn Forde gives us an update on how the new streaming royalties system where a threshold of 1000 plays has to be reached before money is paid out, is an unprincipled devaluation of the music we all hold dear

Featuring a 16-voice choir, the dub techno pioneer's latest album reveals yet another wrinkle in the well-worn genre.

Following the release of their new album, Karthik Poduval of Flamingods selects 10 essential South Asian disco records from his collection.

Breaking down the legend of Lil Tay, the “youngest flexer of the century,” whose August “death” turned out to be a hoax.

What happens when you lose the language you grew up in? And what memories might you access if you learn it again?

Cunning dub techno UK funky fusions with a guest spot from veteran grime MC Riko Dan.

A wonderful grab bag of pre-hip-hop styles from an eminent (and talented) musical historian.

This week on The Maris Review, Ed Park joins Maris Kreizman to discuss Same Bed Different Dreams, out now from Random House. Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts. * fr…

Labour’s plan for 1.5m new homes is a chance to raise the bar for all, but it must be focused on real social and climate needs, says architect Astrid Smitham

It’s been a hell of a 24 hours for writers demonstrating moral courage. Last night at the National Book Awards, over a dozen NBA finalists took to the stage to use their moment in the spotlig…

A history of social media from the perspective of the poster, Taylor Lorenz’s Extremely Online examines the roots and rise of our sponsorship-saturated ecosystem.