Gristmill: Stan Was Not the Man
Obsessive online analysis shows just how bad Stan Lee’s Marvel Comics writing was. Jack Kirby, though, remains “the King.”
Guestwords: Grandpa & Izzy
The best thing about growing up in the same house in Queens with my grandparents was how Grandpa revealed himself to be a storyteller like no other.
Book Markers for Jan. 2, 2025
It’s the return of the college’s arts journal, The Southampton Review, and a story of the Dutch Resistance during World War II gets a nod from Kirkus.
The Many Layers of Esly Escobar
Esly Escobar is a Guatemala-born, East End-based multimedia artist, D.J., music producer, fashion designer, and technician at LTV Studios.