There is no way to step back from the orgy of kisses without offending.

“Want to marry me? My wife she burned me. She just burned me, you know. Now I’m going to court to burn her back.”

Kelsea O'Connor on the self-published webcomic by Ngozi Ukazu.

Anson Ching on Mo Yan's ability to tell stories as if they were written memories.

Kristen Lawson on the hero's journey through "queer/feminist/Asian/West Coast/Rocky Mountain sensibilities."

We think of the Arctic as pristine and untouched—but nowhere on the planet is as harshly impacted by climate change.

Michael Hayward on I Will Never See the World Again by Ahmet Altan

Jesmine Cham on the unknown story of two women who race around the world in eighty days.

Michael Hayward on one book you should read this year.

Michael Hayward on the perfect setup for a classic “film noir.”

Thad McIlroy on Jan Morris's "Smile Test" throughout Canadian cities.

Immigration questions 9 and 10: How do you like where you’re living now? Are you happy here?

Patty Osborne on Shtisel—an Israeli TV series about an ultra-religious Jewish family in Jerusalem.