LITERATURE

 » New Text Lions - To put it in 140 characters or less: J.D. Salinger and Howard Zinn are gone. At a time when Apple's iPad is being touted as the killer of Amazon's Kindle, which was touted as the killer of the traditional novel, who will take their place?

FOOD & DRINK

 » Chocolate & I, New York 2010 - Billed as "a unique chocolate and food and culture immersion experience," the theme of the second edition of the cocoa-laden conference will addresss the idea of "The Journey" from February 8th until the 14th in New York.

FIELD NOTES

 » Art Of Zines 2010 - It has been almost three decades since an influential punk magazine from Michigan closed down (hint: they gave rise to an influential Chicago label of the same name that recently folded as well). Thankfully, as a new exhibition in California proves, the love of zines is alive and well.