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Remembering Charlee Jacob: Cities and Guises

April 7, 2020

Charlee Jacob’s novella “Up, Out of Cities that Blow Hot and Cold” – which debuted in the 2000 collection of the same name before being reissued as a standalone book – is a story that takes the concept of urban decay literally. All around the world, cities are being hit by ...

Bookmarked, Comics, Profiles & Primers

Weary of Being a Woman: Dark Agnes — from Pulp to Comics

March 24, 2020

Conan the Barbarian is the best-known of the characters created by Robert E. Howard, but he is far from the only one. Prior to his early death in 1936, Howard conceived an entire pantheon of pulp heroes including the likes of Solomon Kane, Kull of Atlantis and Bran Mak Morn, many of whom had ...

Bookmarked, Events

Random House Book Club Is Extremely Hip

March 17, 2020

If you want to drink wine and chat with smart enthusiastic people about a buzzy book in an extremely cool lounge, the publisher Random House has your back. Continuing their pattern of innovative New York City event planning after their fun Book Fair for Grownups last fall, Penguin Random House ...

Art & Design, Bookmarked, Reviews

Portrait of an Artist: Frida Kahlo Is Perfect for Art Lovers Young and Old

March 10, 2020

Frida Kahlo is one of the most recognisable artists who ever lived. While her likeness has been highly commodified in recent years, the potency of her art and her fanbase is larger than ever — and constantly increasing. Her home, her Blue House, has now become a regular stop for art lovers in ...

Bookmarked, Essays

Remembering Charlee Jacob: Dread in the Beast

March 3, 2020

Bodily fluids flow freely through horror fiction. Whether the substance in question is sucked out by vampires or splattered across walls by serial killers, there is a good chance that a novel of the genre will contain its share of blood, brains and viscera. In the more erotic corners of horror ...

Bookmarked, Lists

One Order of Murder Mystery, Hold the Regressive Politics, Please

February 18, 2020

After seeing Knives Out, I, for one, felt a new resurgence of my love for murder mysteries. There are many great murder mysteries of course, but one of the reasons Knives Out felt so rejuvenating is that it sidestepped a lot of the conservative political assumptions of the genre. Excitingly, ...

Bookmarked, Essays

Remembering Charlee Jacob: Haunter or Soma

February 11, 2020

Charlee Jacob invoked atrocities from across human history in the same way that a Romantic poet might invoke the Arabian Nights. Sometimes she delved into the past and found inspiration in such familiar horror reference points as Jack the Ripper, Elizabeth Bathory and the witch-hunts; other ...

Bookmarked, Reviews

Machina Delivers Suspense and Robots

February 4, 2020

Machina takes place in a near(ish) future, in which it has become increasingly clear that humans cannot stay on Earth longterm with any expectation of survival. That’s why rival tech companies are competing for a choice Government contract to send their AIs to Mars: to begin terraforming for ...

Bookmarked, Reviews

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line is a Careful Study on Indian Society but Has a Disappointing Plot

January 28, 2020

When a child goes missing, nine-year-old Jai decides to use his amateur sleuthing skills to find the missing boy. He enlists his best friends, Pari and Faiz, to help him. But try as the trio might, they can’t stop more children from going missing. But with no substantial clues to follow, and ...

Bookmarked, Reviews

Vampirella: Blood Invasion Breaststrokes Boobily Down the Stream

January 21, 2020

Dynamite Entertainment ventures into the world of prose novels with Vampirella: Blood Invasion, featuring a gorgeous cover by Jenny Frison. Unfortunately, the inside pages could use a little more polish.

Bookmarked

Remembering Charlee Jacob: Cities and Guises

Weary of Being a Woman: Dark Agnes — from Pulp to Comics

Random House Book Club Is Extremely Hip

Portrait of an Artist: Frida Kahlo Is Perfect for Art Lovers Young and Old

Remembering Charlee Jacob: Dread in the Beast

One Order of Murder Mystery, Hold the Regressive Politics, Please

Remembering Charlee Jacob: Haunter or Soma

Machina Delivers Suspense and Robots

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line is a Careful Study on Indian Society but Has a Disappointing Plot

Vampirella: Blood Invasion Breaststrokes Boobily Down the Stream

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