Golthar, Terror of the Deep

JUL-AUG 2018 | Fiction

Nathan Place is a carbon-based organism who works by day as a video editor for the Daily Mail and by night as the peculiar cartoonist behind Golthar, Terror of the Deep. He grew up in New York City, but is just as tormented by living here as most people. He publishes a new Golthar every Tuesday on Instagram at @GoltharTerrorOfTheDeep.

Class Struggle at the Folies Bergères

MAY 2018 | Field Notes

Charly has a head like Bakunin’s. He comes from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland and, after a rocky career in construction work in the French provinces, has ended up in Paris.

Yuri Herrera's Kingdom Cons

SEPT 2017 | Books

Yuri Herrera’s Kingdom Cons is an odd book to contend with, regardless of circumstance—it’s a brief, fable-ish tale one experiences almost as much cinematically as literarily.

Scenes From The Class Struggle

DEC 17-JAN 18 | Music

I must confess; I'm an imposter.

I am sincere, and my intentions are good—I am a music maker, and the importance of the art and my values around it are my foundation for criticism. And I’m no dilettante; I have performed over the decades at classical venues, CBGB, and weddings. I compose music that others play.

My dedication is serious. Why else write hundreds of thousands of words for less than starvation wages?

But as a critic, I’m an imposter. Without comped access, there’s no way I could afford to see any of the musical events I attend. In a way, I’m in disguise as an audience member.