The complete online text of Interludes by Horace Smith.

The following essay discusses Horace Smith and his brother, James. The first years of the nineteenth century were not only a great age of strong individual poetic voices but also a great age of literary society inhabited by the "gentlemen amateurs," auth...

The period of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries is known as the time in which there was a "shift of sensibility," the time when the Augustan Age gave way to the new voices of the Romantic period. This era is marked not only by the arriva...

In the nine years after Tupac Shakur’s fatal shooting on September 7, 1996 and his death 6 days later, the world hasn’t had a moment to put ‘Pacs death or life behind them. And it seems like no one wants to.Vibe.com spoke to Four Brother’s...

The Mood: Soundsational is the debut release from California natives Bobby and IZ Avila, the prolific producers and songwriters who have contributed to the work of superstars including Janet Jackson, Usher, and Mya. To showcase their individual sound, The Avila Brothers run with their concept...

The 22-track collection, set for a December 20 release, also features Obie Trice, Twista, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Nate Dogg, Redman, Fat Joe, Ludacris, Faith Evans, Bobby Valentino, The Game, Nelly, Mary J. Blige, Nas, Mobb Deep, Lil Wayne, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Scarface, Akon,...

(This from The Politicker's Jess Bruder, back from Burning Man. Really.) Tonight's mayoral debate, the last before the Democratic primary on Tuesday, looked less like girding for battle and more like, well, a group hug. The ultimate softball question -- does Ferrer truly want to...