You will be shocked, SHOCKED, to learn that the FBI was spying on James Baldwin.
The psychological toll of reporting on black deaths in America. Do newsrooms have social workers? I feel like they should. Or some sort of institutionalized debriefing situation.
What defines the Gothic (with examples from some of my literally most favorite ever in this world authors).
I maybe liked The Man from UNCLE an eensy smidge more than Wesley Morris did, but I can’t argue with his review of it. Except for the criticisms of Henry Cavill. I really liked Henry Cavill in this movie. Also, yes, he and Armie Hammer should make out.
Let’s let mental health professionals run jails. Agree?
An update on what’s happening with the Sad Puppies, by a woman who seems to share my exact feelings about Orson Scott Card.
And for those of you who were horrified that Russians don’t have any cheddar cheese, an update on the cheese situation in Russia.
The fall is coming (please God let it be true), and Vulture has a recommendations generator for those of you not sure what you want to read, watch, and listen to in the upcoming months.
Emma Donoghue writes about the experience of being on a movie set while your book is turned into a film.