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Forget about that smoldering demon lover for a minute -- take another look at the boy next door.

The fascinating folklore of the witches' sabbath in medieval Europe. Read more...

In Margaret Atwood's new novel, the nearest of futures continues to breed wild dreams and compelling nightmares. Read more...

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The creator of Mr. Natural and Fritz the Cat takes on...the Creation.

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Rescue Me!

New maps of the inner landscape from Carol Windley, and classic explorations of the ego revisted. Read more...

The counterintuitive history of the arms race, and the men who ran it -- largely in the dark. Read more...

The idiosyncratic memoir of a visit to India, by the celebrated author of My Dog Tulip. Read more...

Paul Di Filippo on ambitious new project attempts to compile the short pieces that emerged from Roger Zelazny's prolific imagination. Read more...

The indie-rock bohemias of Toronto, New York, and Chapel Hill -- chronicled by the participants. Read more...