Books

Weird, Witchy, Wondrous: Spellbinding Reads for Samhain 2022

I generally maintain lively interactions with the occult, the mysterious, and the spooky year round (blame Lilith in Scorpio in my natal chart, not to...

The Making of Umoja: There Is No Monolith

I will not lie: it is slightly intimidating to interview two individuals as beautiful as Biankah Bailey and Marcellus Nealy, co-editors of “Umoja: Black Diaspora...

JOHN FRANCIS CROSS: I Enjoy Meeting You And Talking

There is something extraordinary about having a conversation with John Francis Cross. I’ve had the pleasure in a variety of locations over the years: A...

Jeffrey Johnson Interview: The Irresistible Pull of Moonlight, Flamenco, & Noam Chomsky’s Brain

Meeting Jeffrey Johnson on the street in Setagaya on a sunny afternoon in October, you’d be forgiven for assuming he’s a moderately normal, well-adjusted man....

5 Spectacular Books for Creative Inspiration

My favorite thing about creativity is the way it feeds on itself. Great works of art—actually, any works of art—blast themselves into humanity, get absorbed...

Books & Tunes (rainy season mix)

What I’m reading: The Snake Pit by Mary Jane Ward Ultra-stark and tumultuous tale, written in 1946 and based on the author’s own experience of...