Readings

The Cyclist as Cannibal

In this excerpt from Braking Bad, about disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and the greatest doping conspiracy in sports history, we ask what kind of man is best fit to excel at the Tour de France?

The Uniquely Repetitive World of Jim Jarmusch

From the rat’s nest of a Lower East Side studio of Stranger Than Paradise to the ... rat’s-nest of a crumbling Detroit mansion of Only Lovers Left Alive, Jarmusch’s work always feels vaguely familiar—and yet, not quite like anything else.

||Guy Debord
Guy Debord: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of a Brilliant Crank

Guy Debord, the prime mover behind the Situationist International, died 20 years ago this year. His legacy is more relevant than ever.

|| 1993's Tour de France via Flickr user ta_do
Hell On Two Wheels

Dutch writer, competitive cyclist, and chess master Tim Krabbé understands that, to win the Tour de France, you must beat the Devil.

|| Author Shani Mootoo
Make A Lot Of Fuss Before You Die: On Shani Mootoo’s Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab

An interview with the Giller Prize finalist on role models and finding your authentic self.