Arts and Entertainment

‘The Favourite’ Is a Delectable Tale of Aristocratic Tricksters

‘The Favourite’ Is a Delectable Tale of Aristocratic Tricksters ‘The Favourite’ Is a Delectable Tale of Aristocratic Tricksters

Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film is his most intricate and sumptuous work to date.

Dec 5, 2018 / Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Earl Sweatshirt’s Relentless Introspection

Earl Sweatshirt’s Relentless Introspection Earl Sweatshirt’s Relentless Introspection

On Some Rap Songs, Earl excavates hard truths about himself and his heritage, and the results are dazzling and gut-wrenching. 

Nov 30, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse

Outlaw King

Epic Fails: ‘Outlaw King’ and Netflix’s Nationalism Problem Epic Fails: ‘Outlaw King’ and Netflix’s Nationalism Problem

What the film industry gets wrong—and Monty Python gets right—about the nation.

Nov 29, 2018 / Kanishk Tharoor

Why A.S. Hamrah’s Anti-Capitalist Film Criticism Is Essential Reading

Why A.S. Hamrah’s Anti-Capitalist Film Criticism Is Essential Reading Why A.S. Hamrah’s Anti-Capitalist Film Criticism Is Essential Reading

The Earth Dies Streaming makes the case that Hamrah is one of his generation's most astute and sharp-tongued film critics.

Nov 29, 2018 / Max Nelson

Choral Marx

‘Choral Marx’ Sets ‘The Communist Manifesto’ to Music ‘Choral Marx’ Sets ‘The Communist Manifesto’ to Music

“We’re singing our way through the contradictions of capital.”  

Nov 27, 2018 / JW McCormack

Rosalía Is Flamenco’s Rule-Defying Renegade

Rosalía Is Flamenco’s Rule-Defying Renegade Rosalía Is Flamenco’s Rule-Defying Renegade

The Catalan singer writes the next chapter in flamenco’s history on her radical new album, El Mal Querer.  

Nov 27, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez

Puzzle No. 3483

Puzzle No. 3483 Puzzle No. 3483

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 God rested by vessel (6)  4 Something you might eat at the shore: gruesome, macabre bit of turtle (8)  9 Appear in…

Nov 22, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

How Nell Painter Found Her Process

How Nell Painter Found Her Process How Nell Painter Found Her Process

Old in Art School recounts the historian’s journey from Sunday painter to professional artist.

Nov 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer

HBO’s Hauntingly Faithful Adaptation of ‘My Brilliant Friend’

HBO’s Hauntingly Faithful Adaptation of ‘My Brilliant Friend’ HBO’s Hauntingly Faithful Adaptation of ‘My Brilliant Friend’

The TV series is just as unflinching and intimate as Elena Ferrante’s novel.

Nov 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Marshall

Ambrose Akinmusire’s Jazz of Pure Possibility

Ambrose Akinmusire’s Jazz of Pure Possibility Ambrose Akinmusire’s Jazz of Pure Possibility

Teaming up with a chamber orchestra and freestyle rapper, the trumpeter’s recent album is fearlessly imaginative.

Nov 19, 2018 / David Hajdu

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