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“Unshuttered” Fills 19th-Century Archival Silences with Staggering Sound

In Patricia Smith’s latest poetry collection, Black people in nineteenth century America are offered new voices in searing ekphrastic monologues.

Film stills via The Nightmare on Elm Street, The Birds, Jennifer's Body, and Jaws.

Queer writers explore the frights and delights of horror films in this insightful essay anthology.

Cover illustration of Swan Hammer by Erin Kirk.

A review of “Swan Hammer,” Maggie Graber’s debut poetry collection.

Book covers via Tordotcom and Fairlight Books, respectively.

Set in the roaring twenties, ‘The Chosen and The Beautiful’ and ‘A Good Year’ bring new life to historical LGBTQ narratives.

Newton, the true star of 'Bridgerton' Season 2. Thank you for the sheer-wet-shirt-lake scene.

‘The Gilded Age’ and ‘Bridgerton’ suffer a shortage of same-sex smooches.

Photographs (left to right) taken or shared by Arthur Elgort, Richard Harbus, André Leon Talley, and Ike Edeani.

“Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion.” – ALT

We can’t befriend the gargoyles atop the Chrysler Building, but we can wear them as cufflinks!

Graphic by author. Perfume bottles by Avon.

The age of minimalism has been found dead in a ditch.

Graphic by author.

Prolonged power failure and freezing temps have reignited my loathing for this popular HGTV design.

Graphic by author.

Warmies sells a menagerie of heating pads that combine comfort and cuteness. Its alligator is my latest obsession.