art
I Really Like Mike Lowery’s Doodles
I discovered Mike Lowery through his Scotland sketchbook and quickly fell in love with his funny drawings, travel sketches and wonderfully weird ideas.
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culture
You’re Buying the Audiobook. But You’re Really Buying the Voice.
An audiobook can be a 20-hour commitment, so the person telling the story matters. From narrator fandom to 750,000 titles and the arrival of AI voices, the audiobook
books
Forget Reward Cards. Your Library Card Pays You Back.
Your library card can give you free access to movies, comics, ebooks, audiobooks, newspapers and more, potentially saving you thousands every year.
culture
Someone Actually Made a LEGO Version of Angine de Poitrine
Angine de Poitrine is a wonderfully strange Quebec math-rock duo. Now their bizarre music and costumes have inspired an equally bizarre LEGO tribute.
culture
Hilroy Made Newfoundland Disappear
Hilroy's familiar back-to-school exercise book has a problem: its map of Canada forgot Newfoundland, Cape Breton and Haida Gwaii.
culture
Before He Was Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen Came Into Montrealers’ Homes With the Hits
Long before Peter Cullen became the voice of Optimus Prime, he was a familiar voice on Montreal radio. Cullen began his career at CKGM before becoming one of
culture
Before She Was Miss Beadle, Charlotte Stewart Hit the Road With Jim Morrison
Long before Little House on the Prairie, Charlotte Stewart became friends with Jim Morrison and spent four unforgettable days travelling California's coast with him.
Books & Literature
A Leap of Faith in Time Travel: When H. G. Wells Meets Emily Brontë
Audrey Niffenegger returns to The Time Traveler’s Wife with Life Out of Order, a darker, stranger story where time travel, gothic atmosphere and an uncertain future collide.
Books & Comics
I Love Gorillaz. So How Did I Miss Phoo Action?
Discover the strange comic world of Jamie Hewlett and Mat Wakeham, from The Face and Tank Girl to Gorillaz, a canceled second season and a lost BBC television
culture
Columbia House Went Out of Business? I Thought They Were Already Gone.
I thought Columbia House disappeared years ago. Turns out, the penny-deal music club somehow survived, taking us from K-Tel records and CDs to DVDs and streaming.
art
A Writer’s Hierarchy of Needs: Coffee, Confidence and Creative Chaos
Grant Snider’s funny take on writing captures the coffee, doubt, writer’s block and creative chaos that come with trying to put words on a page.
culture
The Ultimate Comeback as Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple Reunite on Stage
After more than three decades apart, Ritchie Blackmore returned to the Deep Purple stage at Jones Beach to play 'Smoke on the Water' with Ian Gillan.