Art
Boys Who May One Day Be Monsters: An Interview with Elizabeth Clark Libert
"I didn't set out to make this work with the mission for it to be therapeutic. It occurred organically, step-by-step. An awareness would hit me that I've got shit I need to deal with here, and then again here."—Elizabeth Clark Libert, in our interview on raising boys as a woman.
Mind + Emotion
Traveling in Difficult Truths Toward Elusive Mercy: An Interview with Steve Almond
"Literature is one way to remember that everybody else is suffering and that your imagination has to take in their suffering and their motives. If you really grant everybody mercy, you will get to the bottom of the truth."—Steve Almond, in our interview on storytelling.
Society
A Determination to Co-Produce: An Interview with Anthony Luvera
"What gives me the right to be able to do this? And, what gives me the right to be able to go about it in the way that I expect to go about it?"—Anthony Luvera, in our interview about about collaborative process and his co-created book, Frequently Asked Questions.
Work
The Means of Production: An Interview with Evan Baden Changing the equation on book publishing with DIY
"Having all the equipment means there's nothing that's farmed out—I do everything. That makes it quite financially feasible."—Evan Baden, on his DIY book press.
Sci-Tech
The AI Revolution: An Interview with Boris Eldagsen on Winning (and Refusing) the Sony World Photography Award
"I see the downsides of AI, I see the problems for democracies [...] but at the same time, as an artist taking this as a reality, it is something I just love doing."—Boris Eldagsen, in our interview on his winning (and refusing) a prize for his AI-generated art at the SWPA.
Inspiration
"The refugee has to be less capable than the native, needier; he must stay in his place. That’s the only way gratitude will be accepted. Once he escapes control, he confirms his identity as the devil."
- Dina Nayeri, from The Ungrateful refugee
- Dina Nayeri, from The Ungrateful refugee