The great Washington, DC punk band Priests have a new album out this week. Marc Masters talked with the band about it, and Judy Berman reviewed it.

PANK on the 21 best books of 2016.

Electric Literature has a review of Joe Halstead’s West Virginia.

At Entropy, a new essay about politics and religion by Nancy Hightower.

Jes Skolnik wrote about Sleater-Kinney’s live album.

The AV Club has new music from Noveller.

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