Check it Out: “Truth and Lies”
Came across this interesting little series today by American designer Justin Barber called “Truth and Lies.” The project is a series of posters featuring the little lies we tell not just to others… Read More
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Michael Hearst – “Unusual Creatures”
Musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and writer Michael Hearst has a new project out through PBS Digital Studios, a series of online episodes entitled “Songs for Unusual Creatures.” Hearst, who received his degree in music… Read More
Poems by Yehuda Amicai, from Issue 1.1 Dangerous Territory
Farewell Farewell, O face of you, already face of memory. Parting ascends, a ghost, and flies and flies. Face of beasts, face of water, face of going, and grove of whispers, face of… Read More
Contributor Chad Hunt’s “Ghosting Home” Opening Fri. Nov 1st
On Friday, Nov. 1, renowned photojournalist Chad Hunt will take part in coffee and conversation as part of the opening of a two-week photo exhibit of his photographs of soldiers in and after… Read More
“Neil Gaiman: ‘Face facts: we need fiction’”
Once in New York, I listened to a talk about the building of private prisons – a huge growth industry in the US. The prison industry needs to plan its future growth – how many… Read More
“On Not Giving Up: The Ten-Year Journey of Ready for Air”
“Just over a month ago my doorbell rang, and a FedEx driver handed me a thin package. I turned it over and saw that it was from the University of Minnesota Press, my… Read More
Interview with Issue 1.1 Contributor Susann Cokal on Her New Book, The Kingdom of Little Wounds
Broad Street is so excited to see the final copy of our very own Susan Cokal’s latest book, The Kingdom of Little Wounds. Set in the Scandinavian city of Skyggehavn during the Renaissance era, the novel… Read More
“Dear Life: A Childhood Visitation” by Nobel Prize Winner Alice Munro
As many of you may have heard, Alice Munro was just awarded the Nobel Prize in literature this past week. Munro, a Canadian-born author, was described by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in… Read More
“Does the MacArthur Genius Grant Result in More Genius?”
“In 1981, Cormac McCarthy, at age 48, was named one of the first MacArthur Foundation Fellows (more commonly known these days as the MacArthur Genius Grant). At that time, McCarthy had published just… Read More
See “Making Friends With Midge” full version online!
We are so excited about how our first issue turned out and we hope you are too! Take a look at Founding Advisor Susann Cokal’s piece “Making Friends With Midge” and see for… Read More