“Food-borne stupidity is noticeable in speech and behavior, and not just on some microscopic chemical level that only geeks care about… more
BULLshot: Brian Beatty
The author of “My Chinese Suit” goes behind the music of the best jazz band this side of the hotel bar… more
My Chinese Suit
I’d never considered myself a mama’s boy, but what I’d never considered turned out not to matter very much…. more
Lauren Redniss’ Radioactive
Currently there are five levels in the Michigan prison system. Almost everyone begins in Level 4, where the opening and closing of your cell door is controlled electronically by officers at the control desk. After a year or two of good behavior, the inmate moves down to Level 2. I have heard of inmates in… more
BULL Rx: Human-Mouse Hybrid Any Day Now
Haven’t we all dreamed of being half-mouse, scurrying between the walls of a crumbling house on the edge of town, our breath reeking of cheese… more
Lodgers
His father remained at the table, worrying the carrot from between his teeth with his dirty fork. His mother curled a solider of bread and sopped up the last of the lamb’s blood from her plate… more
Bull Rx: Athlete’s Neck
Athletes, thick-necked, musclebound and covered in shimmering oil, can breathe easy… more
Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes
“A longing for the past is perhaps the most absurd part of humanity. If I left prison today, as weird and impossible as it seems, I’m sure I would miss a thing or two. I can’t, at this minute, imagine what that might be, but… more
BULLshot: JA Tyler
The author of “The Things I Should’ve or Didn’t or Couldn’t Say on things said that were better left un
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The Things I Should’ve or Didn’t or Couldn’t Say
“I should have told you that when I saw a baby the other day, this little yawning thing of pink and white, I thought a long time about smiling and having another one
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{THE NEW} BULL No. 1
Featuring the BULL interview with Chuck Klosterman, fiction from Padgett Powell, Kevin Wilson, Curtis Dawkins, Sara Lippmann, Ethel Rohan, Dan Micklethwaite, Joshua Kleinberg, Ryan Glenn Smith, Jon Morgan Davies, Tom Bonfiglio and… more
Hermann Hesse’s Steppenwolf
“He doesn’t talk much, lives mostly in his head, loves music and books, wine and women. People like him, but he doesn’t have any friends. Does that sound like anyone you know? Of course it does—it sounds like every English and Art major since the beginning of college… more
Bull Rx:Your Constant Worry Will Save Us All
Historically speaking, it may have been the worriers who have kept the species afloat for so long. So keep up the worrying, you neurotic, unhappy gentlemen… more
BULLshot: Curtis Dawkins
The author of “Urban Archery”—and two more in our print issue—shares his penchant for eating pet food… more
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