Prague, Revisited
What draws us to certain places? Greg Olear knows, because a Czech rock star told him.

Play Me a Memory
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, and the regular crowd shuffles in…37 years later.

Holy Water, Coors Light: The James P. Othmer Interview
TNB senior editor Greg Olear chats with the Holy Water author about global water shortages, hip tunes, exotic beers, male birth control surgeries, and how John Mayer's career will be over by August.

Something Nice
Musings on kindness, the comment board, and the last few weeks at TNB.

The Line Waver
On Palladian windows and perfection.

Dramatis Personae
Greg Olear breaks down the Breakdown.

Giant Leap
Greg Olear’s first time involved football. Specifically, the 1990 NFC Championship tilt between the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers.

Eponymous
Greg Olear asks: What makes a good title?

Mr. & Mrs. Smith & Mr. & Mrs. Olear
Greg Olear can satisfy Angelina Jolie in ways Brad Pitt can only dream of. Or, rather, his wife can.

Soldier On
Greg Olear discusses Human Smoke, The Kindly Ones, and the decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.

Totally Killer: Prologue
Everybody she ever met wanted to sleep with her. Everybody, not just every guy.

Greg Olear: The TNB Self-Interview

It’s Not the End of the World As We Know It (Although It Could Be Argued That Roland Emmerich Is One of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse)

And Some Get Rained Out

This Is My First Novel

A Sad Song Made Better

Invisible Touch

Just a Cigar