T.J. Martinson’s debut novel, The Reign of the Kingfisher (Flatiron Books) came out March 5. Born in Kankakee, IL, and a current Bloomington, IN resident, he is currently pursuing a PhD in […]
By June Sawyers “Call me Ishmael.” Even if you have never read the novel, you know the sentence, one of the most famous opening lines in American literature. But Jake Heggie, the […]
By June Skinner Sawyers On Friday afternoon, the eve of the opening of Hamilton: The Exhibition, a gleeful Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the blockbuster musical Hamilton, surveyed the room, observing the […]
Hugo-Finalist Alec Nevala-Lee shares a behind-the-books perspective on SFF’s foundational authors Conducted by Terry Galvan Alec Nevala-Lee is a Hugo Award finalist for the group biography Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert […]
If everything was always perfect, they wouldn’t call it punk, right? The fortuitous night began with a performance from Oceanator, a fuzzy punk project from New York musician Elise Okusami. Channeling both […]
Saturday was 4/20, the celebrated weed holiday. It is enjoyed by a fascinating mess of subcultures from stoners, to punks, to vintage store workers who look like Fleetwood Mac members, to […]
Guest post by Hayden Mears. Mild spoilers ahead. As legions of wights approach Winterfell, all our heroes can do is sit, sip, and sex the night away before hell reigns in the […]
Guest author review by Katie Priest Reading Interrobang Theatre Project’s description of its new play, Utility by Emily Schwend, I was unsure whether I would be seeing a play with a compelling storyline, […]
This past Saturday was Record Store Day. I don’t own vinyl or a record player but the excitement of the day and the celebration of music and the frustration towards the music […]
On a rainy Thursday evening I was riding the train home from work noticing all of the people sharing the car with me. Mothers, fathers, grandparents, uncles, someone’s something. Some wore suits, […]
By Bob Benenson Some men were born to battle. Some were born to run. I, apparently, was born to be a home cook. And these days, I do almost all of my cooking […]
Guest post by Hayden Mears. Mild spoilers ahead. As it approaches its end, “Game of Thrones” is strange to behold. The seventh season saw a dramatic increase in production value and a […]
