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The Fringe of Dream

…bearing witness to music’s alchemical power in a volatile world. Smith’s latest dispatch from her nomadic travels, Year of the Monkey, also reflects the surreal confusion of our fractured, threatening…

Moments in the Hunger

…battle against Resolution 108 would have meant losing legal safeguards that kept these already ravaged nations from dissolving altogether. Alongside Thomas, the novel’s other driving force is Patrice Paranteau, a…

Dangerous Stranger

…Eva and Andrew Nettles, who own a local sawmill. Eva, alone during the day with her young niece, Katie, catches the drifter trying to steal a chicken and chases him…

This Cult of Niceness

…women grow inhibited by a myriad of potential consequences, both personal and professional, believing they must bridle “that unspeakable temptation not to be nice.” But for Lucinda, confrontation grows inevitable….

Ah, California

…broad-shouldered, wisecracking, gun-toting gumshoes with the first installment of Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon. That and similar stories also planted the modern detective in a home base: the West Coast,…

A Boy and His Hero

…in Frank Zappa’s Los Angeles home. Gubbins’ photos and narrative offer a unique insight into a legendary musician, as well as a fascinating personal story of a teenage dream fulfilled….

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