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BOOKS

Giving Culture: Books For Savvy Friends and Fam

Just in time for holiday gift-giving: Tales of steamy magazines, TV and dance trailblazers, trans icons, rock stars and rock stars’ kids, and a little alternative paper that could.

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BOOKS

Donna Minkowitz’s Novel ‘Donnaville’ Blends the Personal and the Phantasmagorical

Perseverance is the watchword for the lead characters and the reader of this messy, magical, metaphorical tale. 

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BOOKS

From Real-Life Funnies to Fluxus to an Invisible Dragon – Books for the Art Lover on Your Gift List

Old-school ink on paper is still one of the coolest presents — here are some picks about art, artists, and the art world from our book review section.

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POLITICS

‘Stop Project 2025’ – a Comic Book Cassandra Becomes a Roadmap for Resistance

With street-level explanations, a cadre of comic creators is sounding the alarm on Trump 2.0.

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FILM

The Long Black Friday: Cinematic Gifts You Can Hold In Your Hands

Treat those on your nice — or naughty — list to hard copies of enduring classics, beguiling chills, riot-grrrl ferocity, and earnestly inept porn.

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CULTURE

Rod Serling Predicted Our Ugly Moment Through Unsparing Tales of His Own Times

Arlen Schumer’s new book, "The Five Themes of the Twilight Zone," looks at a TV soothsayer.

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