Literature
Snark and sexting are making Patricia Lockwood a young poetry star
Poet Patricia Lockwood wrote “Rape Joke,” perhaps the first poem in history to go viral. She’s also popular on Twitter for her “sexts,” inspired by the Anthony Weiner scandal, which are surreal and impossible come-ons that mock the over-sexualization of modern life.
Some sci-fi writers want fewer killer robots and more vision for the future
Does sci-fi always have to depict a dark, gloomy future for humanity? Two prominent sci-fi writers are prodding their colleagues to paint a more positive vision of the future in their works.Does sci-fi always have to depict a dark, gloomy future for humanity? Two prominent sci-fi writers are prodding their colleagues to paint a more positive vision of the future in their works.
South African author Nadine Gordimer left a powerful anti-apartheid legacy
South African writer and Nobel Prize winner Nadine Gordimer has died at her home in Johannesburg at the age of 90. The accomplished novelist was also beloved for her staunch anti-apartheid activism and mentoring of black South African writers.South African writer and Nobel Prize winner Nadine Gordimer has died at her home in Johannesburg at the age of 90. The accomplished novelist was also beloved for her staunch anti-apartheid activism and mentoring of black South African writers.
