The Uncommon Grace of SASAMI The Uncommon Grace of SASAMI
The “emotionally huge” rock music of Sasami Ashworth lands like a gut punch on her debut album.
Apr 1, 2019 / Olivia Horn
Can ‘Captain Marvel’ Withstand the Marveldämmerung? Can ‘Captain Marvel’ Withstand the Marveldämmerung?
On the comic book universe’s Gesamtkunstwerk and other recent films.
Mar 28, 2019 / Stuart Klawans
Little Death Little Death
after Jonathas de Andrade When a man traps a fish he removes the hook from its side and once it has beaten its fright into the wooden boat with its strongest slaps he will clutch t…
Mar 28, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Galvin
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
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
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
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 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
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
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