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Bad Witches

“They're young. They're dumb. They're bitchy.”

interviews writer (and her best friend) Heather Akumiah about her debut novel.

Pandemic Cinema

Facing a cultural denial.

on film’s rejection—and embrace—of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Plague Cinema

Creatures of NYC

“Maybe this is what I needed to see.”

interviews Defector’s [Sabrina Imbler](https://x.com/aznfusion) about their new email newsletter.

Horseshoe Crabs at Plumb Beach

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The books that admit summer sucks.

on the seasonal affective disorder canon. 

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SAD studies 

AI Fonts

How does a computer talk?

on the typography of Artificial Intelligence.

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Julia

A menu of possibilities.

on the HBO Max series’ “excess of everything”—except kids.

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Is Julia a Childfree Utopia?

Summer of Bibliomancy

“I’m really drawn towards the talismanic.”

chats with [Christine Shan Shan Hou](https://www.instagram.com/hypothetical_arrangements/), the artist behind the Dirt x Moonlight interactive tarot deck.

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