Puzzle No. 3460 Puzzle No. 3460
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 7 Carol devours Vonnegut’s first book (5) 8 Paradise is quiet, and almost madly angelic at the outset (7-2) 9…
Mar 15, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
John Ashbery’s Day Job John Ashbery’s Day Job
The poet as art critic.
Mar 14, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
The Genre of Post-Genre The Genre of Post-Genre
William Brittelle has drawn from classical music, punk rock, and electronica to produce music that is at once free-ranging and a thrill to experience.
Mar 13, 2018 / David Hajdu
Encountering Ghosts in Family Photos, Historical Dolls, and ‘Black Panther’ Encountering Ghosts in Family Photos, Historical Dolls, and ‘Black Panther’
Mythmaking can connect the past to the present, and reveal a promised future.
Mar 9, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Language Is a ‘War Zone’: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Language Is a ‘War Zone’: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
The Kenyan author discusses colonialism and abandoning English to write in his native Kikuyu.
Mar 9, 2018 / Q&A / Rohit Inani
Music for Dark Times Music for Dark Times
MGMT and Poliça’s new albums offer songs of solace and alarm.
Mar 8, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen
Puzzle No. 3459 Puzzle No. 3459
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Steamship in a lake? Quite the opposite when making a TV show (6) 4 Style accessory is small and brittle (8)…
Mar 8, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison? What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison?
An issue and exhibit from the photography foundation Aperture breaks down old tropes of prison life.
Mar 6, 2018 / Photo Essay / John Washington
Caroline Rose, Escaping Americana Caroline Rose, Escaping Americana
On her new album, Loner, the singer-songwriter breaks free of genre.
Mar 5, 2018 / Abigail Covington
The Surrealist Grace of Donald Glover’s ‘Atlanta’ The Surrealist Grace of Donald Glover’s ‘Atlanta’
At any given moment, it can feel like a family drama, a Southern Gothic horror story, and a sketch comedy.
Mar 2, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley