There's the wonder of being able to do research from your own living room, of course. I do find that my biggest research issue, though, is how to frame my questions. Victor LaValle bigfindframe Change image and share on social
The journalistic endeavor - at least theoretically - is grounded in objectivity. The goal is to get you to understand what happened, when and to whom. Victor LaValle endeavorgoalground Change image and share on social
The project of Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man' is exactly that: to assert the beautiful, bountiful, chaotic complexity of one black American male. And, by extension, all black American males. Victor LaValle americanassertbeautiful Change image and share on social
I was dressed like Darth Vader. Vader was my man, even with the villainy. He wore all black and had a deep voice; he reminded me of my uncle. I had a cheap mask-cape combo, the kind available at any pharmacy during October. Victor LaValle blackcapecheap share on social
What's beautiful about Godzilla is, of course, it's in every way a symbol of Japan dealing with the aftermath of the atomic bombs being dropped on them, and their ideas of how they're affected by it. Victor LaValle affectaftermathatomic Change image and share on social
There are times when I need to dig up the diagram for a type of satellite dish, for instance, but I just can't seem to phrase this need correctly. As a result, I'm inundated by advertising for satellite television and people's online customer reviews of such services when, in fact, I was only trying to figure out what a certain component is called. Victor LaValle advertisecallcomponent share on social
The horror genre is vast and full of brilliance. Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Herman Melville, the book of Esther. I'll happily join that list. Victor LaValle bookbrillianceesther Change image and share on social
In fiction, it's a big challenge to keep the reader in one place for so long. Victor LaValle bigchallengefiction Change image and share on social
My three obsessions are mental illness, horror and religion. Victor LaValle horrorillnessmental Change image and share on social
People use the notion of God to bully people and hurt people, when we can use the concept to respect and uplift. Victor LaValle bullyconceptgod Change image and share on social