Afternoon Bites: Birth of Uncool, Chuck Klosterman on “Room 237,” YA Comics, and More

  At Grantland, Chuck Klosterman looks at the documentary Room 237. At The AV Club, Noel Murray looks at the growing world of YA comics. “We can write about music that’s hundreds of years old or an album that’s coming out next week; go to the Taylor Swift concert or dig deep into Swedish death-metal. Our work will be limited only by our writers’ curiosity and passion.” UNCOOL sounds quite promising. Tom McGeveran remembers growing up on Roosevelt Island. The guys behind the […]

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Be Afraid, J.K. Rowling

Because Dan Wilbur and Emma Straub are making with the smack-talk. It’s the battle of the long-awaited fall books, and it will take place on Randall’s Island. (Maybe.) Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.

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