In ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ Boots Riley Shreds the Script In ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ Boots Riley Shreds the Script
Nothing in Boots Riley’s directorial debut happens the way it’s supposed to.
Jul 6, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Ed Schultz Respected the Wisdom of Working-Class People Ed Schultz Respected the Wisdom of Working-Class People
The veteran broadcaster, who has died at age 64, gave the microphone to Americans who are rarely asked their opinions.
Jul 5, 2018 / John Nichols
How-To How-To
Editor’s note: On July 24, 2018, The Nation and its poetry editors, Stephanie Burt and Carmen Giménez Smith, made this statement about the poem below, which con…
Jul 5, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Anders Carlson-Wee
Border Border
Things different over there the words for them different the things themselves all the same she put her flesh in the mouth of a coyote so that he would take her a cross to mark th…
Jul 5, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Pemberton Strong
Puzzle No. 3471 Puzzle No. 3471
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Like a small percentage of Beatles songs, I say (2,6) 5 Engrave X’s on train (6) 10 Admire Baroque scepter (7) 11 …
Jul 5, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Rethinking Cultural Currents of the South Rethinking Cultural Currents of the South
Two new projects remind us of the cultural potency of the region.
Jun 28, 2018 / Elizabeth Pochoda
Almost Eden Almost Eden
Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace offers deep sorrow and great hope, as well as a direct line to a substratum of the American imagination.
Jun 27, 2018 / Stuart Klawans
Kamasi Washington’s Love Letter Kamasi Washington’s Love Letter
Heaven and Earth is a bold step in Washington’s attempt to make music that explores deeper states of consciousness.
Jun 22, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore
Puzzle No. 3470 Puzzle No. 3470
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 What led to denials! (6,7) 9 Retreating generals sent relatives to conceal watchful quality (9) 10 Loose fuse, wit…
Jun 21, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
‘Supernatural’ Fanaticism ‘Supernatural’ Fanaticism
TV for the narrowcast generation.
Jun 20, 2018 / Loren A. Lynch