Coldplay are rallying the troops for their curiously titled fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, which is set to hit stores mid-June. Taking cues from U2, the band enlists studio wiz Brian Eno to produce their newest record, while also having one of the most pretentious titles and covers for a mainstream band since, well, U2. by Cy Fard. Read...

It's the rags-to-riches story of the little girl with the big voice. With a cafe singer for a mother and an acrobat for a father, there was no doubt that Édith Piaf was meant to be an entertainer. And from the looks of it, although Édith would ultimately become France's greatest popular singer, she lived the life of a rock star. by RJ Rodriguez-Lewis. Read...

An update from the staff about the progress of the site, and what we're digging at the time. And maybe some information about world domination. Perhaps. by Nick Giancola. Read...

It isn't the book you judge by the cover-it's the book you read by the cover. Come, my friend, and soak up the pages of Chip Kidd's second novel, The Learners. by John Vining. Read...

Like the parrots, lovebirds and magpies that flit in and out of its pages, Adverbs, by Daniel Handler, is a work of nimble and elegant prose on the infinite forms that love can take. by Laura Bliss. Read...

A decade after his bestselling and widely acclaimed short story collection Drown, Diaz returns with his first full-length novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. by Taylor Hofmann. Read...

Confused about this new site? Scared, even?! If you find yourself asking "what do I do? how does this work?", this article is for you! by John Vining. Read...

How can you make a movie about a man who does not have one definition? How can you capture the humanity of an artist who has changed personas endlessly? These are the questions that Todd Haynes tries to answer within his newest film I'm Not There. by Bailey Pennick. Read...