Arts and Entertainment

Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers Is Still the Best President We Never Had Bill Moyers Is Still the Best President We Never Had

Many years ago, Molly Ivins tried to get a fellow Texan to make an unlikely bid for the White House.

Jun 5, 2019 / John Nichols

Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five Film Captures Every Injustice in Vivid Detail

Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five Film Captures Every Injustice in Vivid Detail Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five Film Captures Every Injustice in Vivid Detail

When They See Us, Ava DuVernay’s four-part dramatization of the story, goes farther than any of her previous work.

Jun 5, 2019 / Stuart Klawans

June Protests in Sudan

‘Blood,’ the Anthem of Sudan’s Revolution, Takes on New Meaning Amid Violent Repression ‘Blood,’ the Anthem of Sudan’s Revolution, Takes on New Meaning Amid Violent Repression

A new generation of musicians and artists has been inspired by—and is inspiring—the uprising.

Jun 4, 2019 / Isma’il Kushkush

Begging Your Pardon

Begging Your Pardon Begging Your Pardon

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Jun 4, 2019 / Matt Bors

There’s No Band Quite Like Big Thief

There’s No Band Quite Like Big Thief There’s No Band Quite Like Big Thief

Wrapped into its new album U.F.O.F.’s delicate folds are fragility and resilience, love and trauma, nature and ether, enclosure and space, light and dark. 

Jun 4, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Olivia Horn

Ishmael Reed Tries to Undo the Damage ‘Hamilton’ Has Wrought

Ishmael Reed Tries to Undo the Damage ‘Hamilton’ Has Wrought Ishmael Reed Tries to Undo the Damage ‘Hamilton’ Has Wrought

His new play, The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda, is an extremely earnest attempt to show Miranda the many errors of his blockbuster musical.

Jun 3, 2019 / Nawal Arjini

Melii Is Not Playing Around

Melii Is Not Playing Around Melii Is Not Playing Around

The Afro-Latina Harlem rapper’s brash music slides seamlessly between languages, cultures, and the boundaries of genre.

May 30, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez

Puzzle No. 3501

Puzzle No. 3501 Puzzle No. 3501

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 At first, acute pressure to back up claims (7)  5 Like one receiving a pension or new wheels? (7)  9 En route, I sm…

May 30, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Imani Perry

Imani Perry’s Liberation Feminism Imani Perry’s Liberation Feminism

The African-American studies professor sits down with The Nation to discuss books, Beyoncé, and the radical potential of the academy.

May 29, 2019 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

Suzan-Lori Parks Dares to Get Into Your Head

Suzan-Lori Parks Dares to Get Into Your Head Suzan-Lori Parks Dares to Get Into Your Head

In her recent play White Noise and a new film adaptation of Native Son, Parks probes the terrible truths of the American imagination.

May 28, 2019 / Alisa Solomon

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