Not all were able to woo their unrequited crushes during Valentine’s Day, but there is one man who succeeded in most of his attempts. Whether it be wooing a woman of great beauty or lamenting a cold, harsh rejection, William Shakespeare took it all in stride. In a series of 154 sonnets, the first few addressed to a Fair...
Radar is committed to all forms of art and entertainment and as such, will pick one book as a reading recommendation every week. This week, Radar’s “Lit” pick is “Hold Still” by Sally Mann.
Sally Mann’s memoir, “Hold Still,” which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2016, is a curious read. Mann became an iconic photographer in...
Released back in November of 2024, Lili Anolik’s ”Didion and Babitz” made its rounds on Tiktok’s popular hashtag booktok. In the author’s words, her novel sought to “elucidate the complicated alliance between Joan Didion and Eve Babitz, a friendship that went bad, amity turning to enmity, and that had a lasting effect on both writers, as well as on...
With February being Black History Month, it’s important to reflect on and appreciate the rich cultural history that exists within creative writing and literature as a result of Black folk’s contributions. This week, the excitement of Valentine’s Day surges in with candy, roses and hearts all around. After that’s over, some might be left feeling a bit empty or...
Radar is committed to all forms of art and entertainment and as such, will pick one book as a reading recommendation every week. This week, Radar’s “Lit” pick is “The Quiet American” by Graham Greene
The past few “Lit” picks of the week have been motivated by external, political events. While this is not normal for the section, I think...
Radar is committed to all forms of art and entertainment and as such, will pick one book as a reading recommendation every week. This week Radar’s “Lit” pick is “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster
In 1960, architect Norton Juster received a grant to write a children’s book based on cities and buildings, but instead wrote something entirely different...
Radar is committed to all forms of art and entertainment and as such, will pick one book as a reading recommendation every week. This week, Radar’s “Lit” pick is “Between The World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Considering the imminent presidential inauguration of Donald Trump on Friday, I felt that this peculiar historical event—read: Tragedy—requires a level of clarity and...
Radar is committed to all forms of art and entertainment and as such, will pick one book as a reading recommendation every week. This week Radar’s “Lit” pick is “Augustus” by John Williams.
John Williams has had a bright resurgence this past year, with the reissuance of three of his finest novels by the New York Review of Books. His...
Radar is committed to all forms of art and entertainment and as such, will pick one book as a reading recommendation every week. This week Radar’s “Lit” pick is “The Unrest-Cure and Other Stories” by Saki and illustrated by Edward Gorey.
Ghoulish 19th century literature inevitably evokes the eerie literary experiments of writers such as H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allen...
Radar is committed to all forms of art and entertainment and as such, will pick one book as a reading recommendation every week. This week Radar’s “Lit” pick is “Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea” by Barbara Demick.
Written by award-winning journalist and Los Angeles Times Seoul bureau chief Barbara Demick, “Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North...