Sometimes Nothing is a Real Cool Hand
by Curt Cloninger
Part III of "My 5 Favorite Punk Things," Cloninger drifts through (and crashes into) 'I Heard Her Call My Name,' a punk inspirational by the Velvet Underground.

Bold Wurg
by Scott Wold and Michael Burgin
The latest installment of Bold Wurg, an exciting new comic strip by the dynamic-duo of Scott Wold and Michael Burgin.

Scars of Sweet Paradise
by Alice Echols
reviewed by Michael Dunaway

"Janis [Joplin's] story is a thrilling, inspiring, and finally a heartbreaking one, and even with her flaws Echols is an excellent guide..."

A Border Passage
by Leila Ahmed
reviewed by Rachel Barenblat

"[A] complicated book, encompassing personal and family history, political history, and a deconstruction of "Arabness" as Arabs and Westerners understand the word...."

Elvis Costello, A Biography
by Tony Clayton-Lea
reviewed by Cara Bobchek

"In the end, Elvis Costello remains to us an invisible man, and we’re left living on the outskirts of a life that, while still in full creative force, deserves to have some of its past detailed..."

What To Read
by Camille Renshaw

So many books come out each year, and it's difficult for readers to know what to expect at bookstores next, much less what's any good. Our Senior Editor's picks from the list of upcoming summer and fall releases.

Film Reviews

Zine Reviews
by Jill Hill

Two low-tech zines, In My Humble Opinion and The Part-Time Postmodernist prove hit and miss, while The Little Read Writer's Hood braves "Amateur Writers" with great results.

Our Readers Spout Off
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