The Brooklyn Pigeon Wars Wars rage nightly over New York City, and most citizens have no idea what’s happening. Pitchaya Sudbanthad rolls out with a Brooklyn crew of pigeon-flyers, returning with a story and photos of an incredible game of catch and conquer played out over city’s rooftops.

Birnbaum v. Rachel Cohen Ulysses S. Grant and Elizabeth Bishop never met, but we can imagine how the conversation might have gone. Robert Birnbaum talks to author Rachel Cohen about her book of road trips and crossed paths, including many of America’s best writers.

Do You Have Hipsters? You’ve seen the warning signs, you can tell something’s not quite right—so now’s the time to do something about it. A step-by-step guide on how to rid yourself of a hipster infestation.

Bill Keaggy “A collector, maker, and breaker of things,” since 1997 Bill Keaggy has amassed a collection of over 700 grocery lists. Francis Raven talks with him about his collecting habits and why it is that nobody can spell “bannana” “bananna” “banana.”