A Year in Reading: Tommy Orange
What a year this has been. Do I mean it was really good or bad? It can’t just have been one of those. I just mean...
Manage App Notifications Right from Your iPhone’s Notification Center
The way iOS handles notifications has always been less than ideal, but iOS 12 goes some way to improving matters. Part of that is the new...
The Best Retro And Mini Console Gifts
“Retro,” “Mini,” and “Classic” consoles are the bee’s knees this holiday season, with notable offerings from Nintendo, Sony, and (sort of) others. But which one is...
How to Use Leading Lines for Stronger Photos
As you get better at photography, you need to start making deliberate choices about the composition of your images. The rule of thirds just won’t cut...
Warrington vs. Frampton Preview – Tale of the Tape and Prediction
Josh Warrington will defend his IBF featherweight title against former WBA champion Carl Frampton at the Manchester Arena on December 22nd. The event will be televised on...
Who’s Buried in Jim Morrison’s Epitaph?
The story behind the enigmatic Greek inscription on Morrison’s grave is also a story of fathers, sons, and personal demons Photo by Chris I f you die young,...
Michael Chabon’s Advice to Young Writers: Put Away Your Phone
The author of “Bookends” on fatherhood, literary citizenship, and the seductiveness of smartphones Photo by Benjamin Tice Smith When Electric Literature was invited to The MacDowell Colony’s...
A Word is Worth a Bunch of Pictures…Sometimes
Titan Books has embarked upon a Project. I use the capital “P” there because it’s a big, demanding, perhaps somewhat counter-intuitive Project: they’re converting graphic novels...
The Things We Keep: Why Tumblr Getting Rid of the “Adult” Fandom Material is a Bad Idea
Really, Tumblr? Another purge? And it’s not even an accurate one? You have got to be kidding me. While you did warn us this time, giving...
Kindle Unlimited vs Audible: What’s What and Which is Which?
Goodness holy, there are a lot of bookish subs out there for us heavy readers. We covered Prime Reading vs Kindle Unlimited a few months ago....
