The Painter's Periodical

Offer genuine technique while sending up art-school pretension and gallery statement word-salad. Gear acquisition syndrome is fair game.

Local Author Claims Plot Device Stolen By Quantum Physics; Demands Nobel Prize

A historical fiction author is claiming quantum entanglement is a blatant rip-off of his novel about mysteriously mirroring pantaloons, and his demands are, predictably, outlandish.

Local Author Claims Novel Inspired by Pigeon's Existential Crisis; Publishers Remain Unruffled (Mostly)

A novelist's claim that his book was inspired by the philosophical cooing of a pigeon outside a bakery has sparked debate – and marketing opportunities – in the literary world.

The Surprisingly Contentious History of the Oxford Comma: A Personal Pilgrimage to Punctuation's Holy Land

A quest to appease a grammar-obsessed aunt spirals into a surprisingly deep dive into the history and surprisingly heated debate surrounding the Oxford comma.