March 8, 2013 Look Day of Kings By Sadie Stein “But all this world is like a tale we hear – Men’s evil, and their glory, disappear.” ― فردوسی, Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings, completed by Ferdowsi on this day in the year 1010.
March 7, 2013 Look The Fun Part By Sadie Stein “You can’t help it,” she said. “It’s a genetic thing. You weren’t allowed to own land in the Middle Ages.” We were excited to see Sam Lipsyte on The Henry Review—and even more so when we realized that the video showcases the author reading from “This Appointment Occurs in the Past,” which first appeared in issue 201! Check it out.
February 22, 2013 Look Happy Birthday, Edward Gorey By Clare Fentress In honor of what would be the late Edward Gorey’s eighty-eighth birthday, we bring you a full series of his Gashlycrumb Tinies as GIFs.
February 15, 2013 Look B is for Bookseller By Sadie Stein See the entire 1850 Occupational Alphabet here.
January 16, 2013 Look For Reference By Sadie Stein As any of our interns, currently fact-checking our Spring issue, will tell you, research is glamorous work. But in case you needed proof: