The story of the Frog Prince, told in his own words.

You could call "The 50 Year Argument" a preemptive eulogy: a tribute to the New York Review of Books, which nowadays would have to be considered a member of a threatened species.

An exploration of author W. G. Sebald and his book "The Rings of Saturn"

John Berger—Marxist art critic, poet and novelist, screenwriter and essayist—passed away in Paris on January 2nd of this year at the age of 90.

Hunter S. Thompson, the creator of Gonzo journalism, was rarely seen without a cigarette.

The official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Writing Contest looks at the instant gratification that cigarettes provided the greatest writers of the Beat Generation.

The classic Jim Jarmusch film, in review on the official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Writing Contest.

Breathless was Jean-Luc Godard's first feature and a landmark film in the New Wave movement, containing all the hallmarks of American noir: criminals, voice-overs, a femme-fatale and lots of smoking.

The official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Contest looks at the long history (and current absence) of smoking in Disney films.

The official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Writing Contest looks at the Quit Lit genre and David Sedaris' personal technique for quitting.

The official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Writing Contest looks at the long, hilarious history of smoking in The Simpsons.

The official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Writing Contest talks about Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood and those signature Toscano cigars.

The official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Writing Contest looks at the inexorable link between smoking and the image of the musician.

The official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Writing Contest discusses the future of smoking as evidenced by science fiction.

The official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Contest looks at the chain-smoking, ghost-hunting scientists of the 1984 hit film Ghostbusters.

The official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Writing Contest reviews Peter Ashley's The Cigarette Papers, a eulogy for the nearly-extinct art of cigarette packet design.

The official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Contest looks at Raymond Carver and the prevalence of cigarettes in his work.

The official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Writing Contest marks the departure of the ever-present ever-changing cigarette slogan.

Crad Kilodney could always be found on Yonge Street, rain or shine, with his stapled and photocopied books in hand and a pipe in his mouth.

For as long as tobacco has been smoked, there have been individuals that exemplify the craft.

The official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Contest investigatges Sherlock Holmes and his iconic Calabash pipe.

The official blog of the Geist Tobacco Lit Contest looks at the extinct habit of snuff tobacco.

Tobacco lit cannot be discussed without considering film noir: Crime Fiction in the 1940s romanticized tobacco in an irreversible way.

Miami Vice premiered in 1984 and was the last American television show to glorify smoking.