Becoming Informed Consumers: On The Politics of Going Meatless
by: Amanda Owens It took three days. Three days after our first “date” to also become a vegetarian — not because they asked me to or pushed some agenda — […]
Category Archives: Books
Reaching People: A Parable with Bookstores, Libraries, Museums and the Internet
by: Clarisse Thorn Regular readers won’t be surprised to learn that I’ve worked in more than one bookstore. I read obsessively when I was growing up; I wrote constantly, and […]
Queering Harry Potter: The World of “Slash Fiction”
by: Evelyn Eisleigh This summer, I was sucked deep into the world of Harry Potter fan fiction, and my life will never be the same. I know what you’re thinking, this […]
Capitalism Was Just a Red Herring: The Conservative Allure of Ayn Rand
by: Kevin Sparrow I answered the siren call of Ayn Rand between my junior and senior years of high school when I picked up Atlas Shrugged on a whim. I […]
An Imperfect Deconstruction: The Cultural Effects of On The Road
by: Kevin Doherty In his day, Jack Kerouac defined a new generation of writers: the Beat generation. He and authors like him grew up reading the works of Francis Scott […]
Get Right or Get Left: A Review of Pray the Gay Away
by: Anna Cook Between the winter of 1987 and the summer of 1988, Boston-based journalist Neil Miller traveled across the United States “in search of gay America.” Though he spoke […]
Finding Common Ground With “Sacred Ground”
by: Chris Stedman On my last day of work at Interfaith Youth Core, I had lunch with its founder, Eboo Patel. As we ate I told him that, inspired by […]
An Eccentric, Gay Wizard: How Fantasy Heroes Inspire Us
by: Rohan Lewis When J. K. Rowling decided that it was due time for Albus Dumbledore to leave the closet, I was initially ecstatic. I was listening to the radio, […]
The Comfort of an Old Friend: Why I Am Re-Reading Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
by: Katie Vota So, I just moved to Chicago, and I’m now looking for a job in 90+ degree heat. Isn’t that enough of a reason? No? Seriously though, I’m […]
On Feeling Infinite: My Reaction to the Perks of Being a Wallflower Trailer
by: Raechel T I was 17 years old—exactly ten years ago—when I first read The Perks of Being a Wallflower. It was summertime, I worked part time at the Gap, […]
