‘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
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
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
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’ 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
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
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
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’
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
Teaming up with a chamber orchestra and freestyle rapper, the trumpeter’s recent album is fearlessly imaginative.
Nov 19, 2018 / David Hajdu