Arts and Entertainment

Puzzle No. 3494

Puzzle No. 3494 Puzzle No. 3494

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Hold down a soda (lawyer’s drink) (4,6)  6 Close to the target with gun, perhaps (4)  9 Covered in oddly sour wine…

Mar 28, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Jordan Peele’s Dive Into the Uncanny Valley

Jordan Peele’s Dive Into the Uncanny Valley Jordan Peele’s Dive Into the Uncanny Valley

The possibilities of Us redouble endlessly... and a little fruitlessly. 

Mar 25, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Namwali Serpell

This Is How You Make an Electronic Masterpiece

This Is How You Make an Electronic Masterpiece This Is How You Make an Electronic Masterpiece

Helado Negro’s new album of deeply intimate electronic music is simply stunning.

Mar 22, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez

Listening to Michael Jackson Will Never Be the Same

Listening to Michael Jackson Will Never Be the Same Listening to Michael Jackson Will Never Be the Same

What it means to listen to Jackson’s music after HBO’s Leaving Neverland.

Mar 22, 2019 / David Hajdu

They Brought Her In

They Brought Her In They Brought Her In

They brought her in to sit in the audience. They brought her in to listen. They brought her in to look pretty and keep her mouth shut. They brought her in to laugh at the right…

Mar 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Lauren K. Watel

Puzzle No. 3493

Puzzle No. 3493 Puzzle No. 3493

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Member of the aristocracy! (8) –  5 Note in tub is an inspiration (6) 10 Chief of Loyola University caught in…

Mar 21, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

John Feffer playing the part of his minder in

North Korea Through the Eyes of an American Dissident North Korea Through the Eyes of an American Dissident

As entertainment that deftly mixes history, satire, pathos, and comedy, Next Stop: North Korea is an unqualified success.

Mar 20, 2019 / Tim Shorrock

Benedikt Erlingsson’s Fabulist Tale of Eco-Justice

Benedikt Erlingsson’s Fabulist Tale of Eco-Justice Benedikt Erlingsson’s Fabulist Tale of Eco-Justice

Hilarious and urgent, Woman at War tells the story of one warrior’s quest to fight the forces warming our planet.

Mar 20, 2019 / Stuart Klawans

Jack Whitten’s Journals Are a Future Classic of Art Writing

Jack Whitten’s Journals Are a Future Classic of Art Writing Jack Whitten’s Journals Are a Future Classic of Art Writing

Notes From the Woodshed, a recent collection of Jack Whitten’s journal entries and writings, give an invaluable peek into the artistic process.

Mar 19, 2019 / Barry Schwabsky

Jeremy Denk Explains the History of Western Classical Music (Yes, All of It!)

Jeremy Denk Explains the History of Western Classical Music (Yes, All of It!) Jeremy Denk Explains the History of Western Classical Music (Yes, All of It!)

The pianist’s new album, c. 1300–c. 2000, gives a listener a lesson in seven centuries of composition, from Monteverdi to Stockhausen and beyond.

Mar 15, 2019 / David Hajdu

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