Critic’s Picks: Books of the Summer
Critic’s Picks: Books of the Summer 4 Columns Philosophy, case study, biography, fiction: four newly published page-turners to…
Desaster – Kill All Idols Review
Every 4 years or so, Germany’s rabid blackened thrash slime eaters Desaster drop a new album on the…
Vindicator – Whispers of Death Review
New thrash doesn’t hit my ears as much as it used to, and more than any other metal…
Mehrwertsteuer – Krone der Schöpfung Review
Black metal is, traditionally, an angry style of music. That’s not controversial, right? The early pioneers of the…
Ashen – Leave the Flesh Behind Review
Australian death metal troupe Ashen impressed me back in 2023, but not because their debut record Ritual of…
Small Rain by Garth Greenwell review – reflections from a hospital bed
Garth Greenwell’s Small Rain garnered worldwide praise on its release last year. Its paperback release should do wonders…
Old Machines – The Cycles of Extinction Review
Picture the scene: it’s 3 am, and the bar is about to close. the last remaining customers—a table…
Abhorrent Expanse – Enter the Misanthropocene Review
How experimental is too experimental? That’s the question Chicago’s Abhorrent Expanse posits. It’s clear from the title: Enter…
NASA is calling for public submissions after astronaut captures something spectacular
Sprites, also called red sprites, are TLEs that occur high above thunderstorm clouds or cumulonimbus, triggered by intense…
Rhett Davis’ novel takes ‘tree change’ to a new level
Arborescence: quick links Get ready for a fascinating experience when you open this book. In the world Rhett…
Book Review: “It’s Always the Husband” by C.L Taylor
Online bookclubs are great but, once I found out that people were shitting on this one I checked…
Kieron Moore Stands Out As An Online Escort On The Hook
Though it might sound like five minutes of a Todd Solondz movie stretched to nearly 20 times that,…