Malcolm Jones

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Malcolm Jones writes about books, music, and photography for The Daily Beast where he has written about subjects ranging from A. Lincoln to R. Crumb. He is the author of a memoir, Little Boy Blues, and collaborated with the songwriter and composer Van Dyke Parks and the illustrator Barry Moser on Jump!, a retelling of Brer Rabbit stories.Send him tips: malcolm.jones@thedailybeast.com or tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.

Scott Shepherd holds his arms out on stage

CHAOS AGENTS

This Play Finds the Fun in James Joyce’s Daunting ‘Ulysses’

Joyce’s mammoth masterpiece has been scaring off readers for more than a century. Elevator Repair Service’s production puts the story’s humor and humanity front and center.

Malcolm Jones

Photograph of WIlliam Faulkner’s home at Rowan Oak in Oxford, Mississippi.

IT’S STILL A BIG WORLD

The Little Town Where Faulkner and Football Rule

Oxford, Mississippi, is a college town a lot like other college towns, but it’s also like your favorite Southern aunt—lovably eccentric, funny, and always fun to visit.

Malcolm Jones

A photo illustration of director Roger Corman and various scenes and posters of his films.

GRINDHOUSE GREAT

The Low-Budget Filmmaker Who Remade Hollywood

He made westerns, sci fi, monster movies, biker movies, and every other B-movie genre you could imagine, and along the way, he greenlit the careers of our greatest filmmakers.

Malcolm Jones

Harvard students joined in a rally protesting the Supreme Courts ruling against affirmative action.

DON’T QUIT NOW

Destroying DEI Is a Death Sentence for American Prosperity

Racism remains entrenched in the corporate world, just as it is in American society. It’s time to evolve—or die.

Malia C. Lazu

A photo illustration of a male statue with his head in his hands while books float around him

MAN UP

What Does It Take to Get a Guy to Read a Novel?

Men account for only 20 percent of the fiction market. Maybe if they had better recommendations, they’d read more stories. Because life does not have to be like high school.

Jeff Hoffmann

Malcolm Jones

This Play Finds the Fun in James Joyce’s Daunting ‘Ulysses’

The Little Town Where Faulkner and Football Rule

The Low-Budget Filmmaker Who Remade Hollywood

Destroying DEI Is a Death Sentence for American Prosperity

What Does It Take to Get a Guy to Read a Novel?

Google Is Paying News Orgs to Publish AI-Generated Garbage

This App May See That You’re Depressed Before You Do

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Went Completely Off the Rails for Hours

When the Right to Bottle Champagne Detonated Riots

First Came Blood Sausage, Then Botulism, and Then Botox