Breathtaking comix panels inspired by Nick Cave’s first novel
But Now by God, it ROARS! You might remember the name Tom Neely for his whimsical tribute to punk rock’s most famous gay couple, Glenn…
Books
Why can’t you read the punk history ‘American Hardcore’ in California state prison?
If you get sent up the river in California and you like to read about music, better stick to biographies of Tommy Dorsey and Rudy…
When Stephen King met ‘Pennywise the Clown’
Big Stephen King was on his way home. Last leg of a whirlwind book tour. Seven cities in six days. All for his latest 426-page…
1870 A Space Odyssey: Astoundingly prophetic illustrations for Jules Verne’s ‘Around the Moon’
Top fact: Jules Verne is the most translated French author ever. Second slightly more impressive fact: Jules Verne is the second most translated author in…
Fantastic Beasts: Fabulous illustrations from classic Persian book of fables
Once upon a time, in the land of Persia, there lived a very wise old King called Anushirvan who had heard of an ancient book…
The hilariously f*cked-up art of defacing kids’ coloring books (NSFW)
Looking for a scintillating opening paragraph to begin this piece on hilariously defaced kids’ coloring books, I thought it’d be fun to share a few…
Naughty Nuns: Vintage nun porn from the classic tale ‘The Nun’ & more (NSFW or church)
Denis Diderot might sound like the name of some superstar French soccer player but it is in fact the name of a famous Enlightenment writer,…
Doctor Faust’s handy guide to conjuring up demons
The story of Doctor Johann Georg Faust is better known through literature and legend than by the few existing facts which document his life. Even…
Confessions of a Dirty Book Writer: The sexy, saucy paperback books of ‘Timothy Lea’ & ‘Rosie Dixon’
George Orwell is said to have kicked off the arena of pop culture analysis when he published his essay “The Art of Donald McGill” in…
Ralph Steadman’s grotesquely brilliant illustrations for Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’
George Orwell had difficulty in getting Animal Farm published in the 1940s. His satirical fable about a farm being taken over by a cowardly, power-mad…